Although MLB is three weeks into their first labor stoppage in nearly 30 years, team officials are undoubtedly continuing to consider possible moves to be made once the sport is back in action, transactions are allowed again, and contact with their players may resume. For the Boston Red Sox, there is one thing and one thing only that should be considered top priority once talks resume: A contract extension for Rafael Devers.
Devers is a young star who has more than proven his worth, posting above-average seasons in four out of his five seasons at the major league level based on wRC+.