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| Age: |
26 |
| Born: |
October 24, 1996 |
| Birthplace: |
Sanchez, DR |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
235 |
| Bats: |
Left |
| Throws: |
Right |
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| Drafted: |
Not draft eligible |
| How Acquired: |
International free agent
(July 2013) |
| College: |
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Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Rafael Devers photos by Kelly O'Connor
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Pronunciation: |
DEHV-ers |
| First Pro Contract: |
July 2, 2013 |
| Signing Scout: |
Manny Nanita |
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Signing Bonus: |
$1,500,000 |
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Rule 5 Draft Eligible: |
N/A |
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MLFA Eligible: |
N/A |
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| Pro Debut: |
May 31, 2014 (DSL) |
| Added to 40-man: |
July 24, 2017
(BOS) |
| MLB Debut: |
July 25, 2017 (BOS) |
| Service Time (1/23): |
5 years, 70 days |
| Options Remaining: |
3 (0 used) |
| Contract (2023): |
$17,500,000 |
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| Twitter: |
@Rafael_Devers |
| Instagram: |
@rafael.devers |
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Scouting Report
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Physical Description:
Well-built with a large lower half. Young face, but physically mature for
his age. Room to fill out in his upper body. Not a great athlete, although
surprisingly athletic for his size. Will need to watch his conditioning as
he matures.
Hit: Fluid, easy swing. Natural
hitter. Strong, quick wrists. Future plus hit tool. Easy plus bat speed
and an advanced approach for his age. Solid swing mechanics and separation
in stride. Very controlled for someone with his bat speed and ability to
drive the baseball. Able to recognize spin, and has decent knowledge of
the strike zone. Can let the ball get deep on the outer half and still
have the strength to drive it the other way.
Power:
Plus-to-better power potential (30-plus home runs). Present strength
allows him to drive the ball to all fields. Will still get stronger. Ball
makes a different sound off of his bat and really carries. Generates
natural backspin and loft. Has displayed precocious power to all fields
ever since signing.
Arm: Plus arm strength that
can play at third base. Footwork has greatly improved since he signed, but
still can get a bit sloppy at times. Has the arm strength to make all the
throws both deep behind the base and charging while on the run.
Field: Has soft hands and his footwork is surprisingly
good given his build. Comfortable charging the ball and making smooth
transfers from glove to throwing hand. Agile for his size and has average
range. Given time, projects as an average defender at third base. Speed of
the game could give him some trouble while he adjusts to the major league
level, which could take time given his age. On occasion will lose fundamentals leading to careless errors.
Should be able to stick at the position long-term unless his body gets
away from him as he matures. There was concern in the lower minors that he
may need to move off the position, but this stemmed almost entirely from
projections that he may lose agility as he grew into his large frame,
rather than from anything relating to his fielding ability.
Run: Below-average speed at present. Not a part of his
game. Has shown solid baserunning instincts, but can lose focus and make
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Career Notes: Suffered a
stress fracture in his right ankle while sliding during the 2014 Fall
Instructional League. Was one of the top prospects in the 2013
international free agent class. Participated in 2013 and 2014 Fall
Instructional League. World Series champion in 2018. Signed to a ten-year
contract extension on January 11, 2023.
Summation:
All-Star potential regardless of position due to his value at
the plate. Potential to be a plus hitter for average with
plus-to-better power. One of the most exciting young players to
come through the system in years. Mature approach for his age;
has shown the ability to handle aggressive assignments and make
adjustments to periods of struggle. Glove will play at third
base with more experience. Surprisingly agile given his build.
Will boot some routine plays but will make some of the tough
ones. Unlikely to be a Gold Glove candidate, but also won't be a liability and should develop into at least an average
third baseman, an outcome the Red Sox will happily accept given his
offensive potential. If a defensive move is necessary his bat will still
play at either first base or designated hitter.
Links
2013 Top 40 Season in Review
Scouting Scratch (4.2.14)
Devers Spring Training Video (4.3.2014)
Scouting Scratch (10.8.14)
2014 Top 40 Season in Review
The Write-Up (3.20.15)
Notes from the Field (5.6.15)
Scouting Scratch (8.7.15)
2015 Top 40 Season in Review
Notes from the Field (3.17.17)
YouTube Scouting
Video (4.26.17)
Scouting Scratch (4.27.17)
Scouting Scratch (6.19.17)
Transaction Analysis (7.23.17)
Featured Video (7.25.17) |
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Hitting Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
tb |
bb |
so |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
ops |
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2014 |
DSL Red Sox |
DSL |
Rk |
Bos |
16 |
28 |
104 |
26 |
35 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
56 |
21 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
0.337 |
0.445 |
0.538 |
0.984 |
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2014 |
GCL Red Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
17 |
42 |
157 |
21 |
49 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
36 |
68 |
14 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
0.312 |
0.374 |
0.484 |
0.858 |
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2015 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
18 |
115 |
469 |
71 |
135 |
38 |
1 |
11 |
70 |
208 |
24 |
84 |
3 |
0 |
0.288 |
0.329 |
0.443 |
0.773 |
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2015 |
Escogido |
LIDOM |
Wint |
Bos |
18 |
13 |
43 |
7 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
48 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0.279 |
9,340 |
0.349 |
0.689 |
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2016 |
Salem |
Car |
A+ |
Bos |
19 |
128 |
503 |
64 |
142 |
32 |
8 |
11 |
71 |
223 |
40 |
94 |
18 |
6 |
0.282 |
0.335 |
0.443 |
0.778 |
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2016 |
Escogido |
LIDOM |
Wint |
Bos |
19 |
25 |
74 |
6 |
18 |
6 |
18 |
4 |
4 |
22 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0.243 |
0.282 |
0.297 |
0.579 |
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2017 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
20 |
77 |
287 |
48 |
86 |
19 |
3 |
18 |
56 |
165 |
31 |
55 |
0 |
3 |
0.300 |
0.369 |
0.575 |
0.944 |
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2017 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
20 |
9 |
35 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0.400 |
0.447 |
0.600 |
1.047 |
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2017 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
20 |
58 |
222 |
34 |
63 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
30 |
107 |
18 |
57 |
3 |
1 |
0.284 |
0.338 |
0.482 |
0.819 |
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2018 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
21 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.250 |
0.250 |
1.000 |
1.250 |
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2018 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
21 |
6 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0.333 |
0.364 |
0.571 |
0.935 |
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2018 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
21 |
121 |
450 |
59 |
108 |
24 |
0 |
21 |
65 |
195 |
38 |
121 |
5 |
2 |
0.240 |
0.298 |
0.433 |
0.731 |
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2019 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
22 |
156 |
647 |
129 |
201 |
54 |
4 |
32 |
115 |
359 |
49 |
119 |
8 |
8 |
0.311 |
0.361 |
0.555 |
0.916 |
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2020 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
23 |
57 |
232 |
32 |
61 |
16 |
1 |
11 |
43 |
112 |
13 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
0.263 |
0.310 |
0.483 |
0.793 |
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2021 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
24 |
156 |
591 |
101 |
165 |
37 |
1 |
38 |
113 |
318 |
62 |
143 |
5 |
5 |
0.279 |
0.352 |
0.538 |
0.890 |
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2022 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
25 |
141 |
555 |
84 |
164 |
42 |
1 |
27 |
88 |
289 |
50 |
114 |
3 |
1 |
0.295 |
0.354 |
0.521 |
0.874 |
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2023 |
Dominican Republic |
WBC |
Int'l |
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26 |
4 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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0.125 |
0.222 |
0.125 |
0.347 |
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2023 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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2015 South Atlantic League All-Star
Red Sox Minor League Hitter of
the Month (May 2015)
2015 Futures Game All-Star
Red Sox Minor
League Defensive Player of the Month (April 2016)
2016 Carolina
League Season-End All-Star
2016 Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player
of the Year
Eastern League Player of the Week (May 1-7, 2017)
Red
Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (June 2017)
Eastern League All-Star (2017)
2017 Futures Gane All-Star
2017
Topps All-Rookie Team
American League Player of the Month (May 2019)
American League Player of the Week (August 12-18, 2019)
2019 Boston
Red Sox Heart and Hustle Award
2021 American League All-Star
2021 American League Silver
Slugger
2021 All-MLB Second Team
2022 American League All-Star
American League Player of the Week (September 11-17, 2023) |
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SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (June 2-June 8, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (June 30-July 6, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Month (July, 2014)
2014 SoxProspects.com
Season-End All-Star
2014
SoxProspects.com Rookie of the Year
2015 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Player of the Month (May 2015)
SoxProspects.com
Player of the
Week (May 4-10, 2015)
2015 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2016 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com
Player of the
Week (July 18-24, 2016)
2016 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2017
SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Player of the
Week (May 1-7, 2017)
SoxProspects.com Player of the
Week (May 29 - June 4, 2017)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Month
(June 2017)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (June 26-July 2,
2017)
2017 SoxProspects.com Player of the Year
2017
SoxProspects.com All-Star
2019 SoxProspects.com Homegrown Player of the Year |
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