David Ortiz hasn’t been shy about his preference for the Red Sox’s team-building: He wants to see owner John Henry and Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom pony up and pay their stars.
Last week, Ortiz told reporters that Rafael Devers reminds him of himself.
“We’ve got to keep Devers around,” Ortiz said. “It’s the face of that organization, as of right now. Nobody can argue that.”
In those same comments, Ortiz argued that the team should keep Xander Bogaerts as well, whose looming contract fight threatens to make him the latest All-Star infielder to depart the franchise.