Again, Devers really did try to put any tension in the past and move forward with what is still one of the most talented rosters in the league. Not only did the slugger reiterate that he's "not frustrated," but he also went to bat for manager Alex Cora, calling him "someone I respect a lot".

They brought back rotation rock Nathan Eovaldi thanks to a $75 million guarantee, traded for corner slugger Jake Burger and added Joc Pederson’s left-handed bat at DH – a nice amalgam of 2023 championship holdovers, new blood and legit hope that folks like Jacob deGrom will make impactful injury returns.

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