MLB Rumors: Red Sox Still Have Large Gap With Devers
Jon Heyman has talked about the Red Sox being in the Austin Riley $ range with their last offer to Rafael Devers, but he put a number on it at “$220 MM or so” yesterday.
— Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) November 22, 2022
Also, he noted there’s some “optimism” that the two sides will bridge the gap. 👀pic.twitter.com/txfDKNGYgD
Heyman said the BoSox have come in with their latest offer of "$220 million or so", but "he's looking for $300 million." Sounds like a pretty big gap still, but Heyman offers a positive outlook:
"I think that one's doable. I think they can bridge that gap and figure it out, I think there's some optimism there."
The $220M number is just slightly above the $212M benchmark of the package the Atlanta Braves gave to their young slugging third baseman Austin Riley this past summer. But Riley only has two years as a top producer, while Devers has been at this level for four consecutive years with back-to-back All-Star appearances.
It's still a fairly significant gap, but they do have until at least April to figure it out, as Devers is not a free agent until after the 2023 season. The 26-year-old hit .295 this season with an .879 OPS (an OPS+ of 141—41% better than the major league average), along with 27 HR and 88 RBIs.
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