Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (back, hamstring) is back at third base and is hitting second in the lineup on Thursday against New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole. Devers sat out the last two games with a sore right hamstring and back tightness, but it was never considered serious, and he'll return to face the division rivals. Although it's a tough matchup against Cole, the 25-year-old is a must-start in fantasy, slashing a healthy .327/.383/.579 with a .962 OPS, 17 home runs, 46 RBI, 57 runs scored and two stolen bases on the season. He's hitting just .238 in 21 career at-bats against Cole, but Devers has also taken him deep four times and has driven in 10 runs against him.

Boston Red Sox skipper Alex Cora said that third baseman Rafael Devers (back, hamstring) will sit out again on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. "Little bit sore, right hammy, tight back," Cora said. Devers will miss his second straight game, but the injuries sound pretty minor, and fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. Christian Arroyo will start at third base and hit eighth on Wednesday against Rays right-hander Corey Kluber. Arroyo will be a low-upside DFS option in the absence of Devers, although he has gone 8-for-18 (.444) with a home run and three RBI in six games over the last two weeks. Overall, though, he's hitting only .229 with four home runs, 13 RBI and three stolen bases in 40 games for the BoSox.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is absent from the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against left-hander Jeffrey Springs and the Tampa Bay Rays. Christian Arroyo will be manning the hot corner for the game. This is nothing but a routine rest day for Devers, who has continued to smash the ball all season long. He ranks third in the majors in batting average (.327) and sixth in the majors in OPS (.962). He's also maintaining a career-best 52.9% hard-hit rate and a career-best average exit velocity of 93.8 mph.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers helped the team defeat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 in 10 innings on Tuesday. He went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored in the game. The 25-year-old has been one of the best hitters in the majors through the first two months of the 2022 season. Over 56 games, he's slashing .342/.374/.603 with 12 home runs, 31 RBI and 43 runs. His stellar batting average is supported by a .323 xBA that ranks in the 96th percentile. He also ranks in the 98th percentile in average exit velocity (94 mph) and in the 96th percentile in hard-hit rate (53.2%).

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 4-for-5 with a double, three singles, and a strikeout during Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. Although he wound up going 0-for-4 in Game 2, Devers' overall production at the plate this season has been otherworldly. He ranks among the top 10 percent of hitters in exit velocity, hard hit rate, xwOBA, xBA, and xSLG. He also leads all of MLB with 19 doubles, and 69 hits. Over his last 15 games along, the 25-year-old star is slashing .424/.449/.818 with five homers, nine RBI, and nine doubles. He is neck-and-neck with Jose Ramirez as the duo set their sights on a well-deserved All-Star Game selection. Although results of that contest remain unclear, one thing is certain: Devers could be a fantasy league-winner in 2022 and has established himself as a start-and-forget weapon for the remainder of the season.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts in the team's 12-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. It wasn't his best day at the plate, but he managed to extend his current hitting streak to 13 games. Devers has been fantastic at the plate all year, but he has especially been hot in May. He's slashing .394/.437/.727 this month with four home runs, eight doubles, 12 RBI and 12 runs. He's reached base at least once in every game he's played in since April 24.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the team's 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. He has now recorded at least one hit in six consecutive games and he's reached base at least once in 16 straight. Over nine games in May, the 25-year-old is slashing .361/.425/.611 with two home runs, three doubles, six RBI and six runs scored. His 92.9 mph average exit velocity ranks in the 93rd percentile while he ranks in the 90th percentile in xBA (.309).

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers helped the team capture a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. He went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the game. The 25-year-old is currently riding a nine-game hitting streak. Over 24 games on the year, he's slashing .297/.311/.485 with four home runs, 10 RBI and 15 runs scored. He's currently maintaining a 55.3% hard-hit rate (96th percentile) and a 92.6 mph average exit velocity (91st percentile).

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is not in the starting lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. It's just a normal day off for the All-Star third baseman. Fantasy managers with access to daily lineup changes in season-long formats need to put Devers on their benches for Tuesday's action. It will be Devers' first game off of the season after going 19-for-72 with three home runs and eight RBI in the first 17 games. Infielder Christian Arroyo will draw the start at the hot corner in Toronto and bat eighth against Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman. The 26-year-old Arroyo is hitting only .194 (6-for-31) with no home runs and two RBI in 11 games this year and will make for a low-upside cheap DFS play on Tuesday.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored in the team's 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Through 12 games on the year, the 25-year-old is slashing .308/.321/.500 with two home runs, seven RBI and nine runs. He has a .337 xBA that ranks in the 96th percentile as well as a .619 xSLG that ranks in the 90th percentile. He's also been doing a great job of avoiding strikeouts so far this year. He currently has a strikeout rate of just 11.3%, which is way below where it was last year (21.5%).

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers helped lead the team to a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. He went 3-for-5 with three singles, two RBI and two runs in the game. The 25-year-old is off to a hot start to the 2022 season. Over five games, he's slashing .381/.409/.619 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs. He's recorded at least one hit in each game so far this season.

The Boston Red Sox and third baseman Rafael Devers will not reach a contract extension before the start of the regular season. Devers is under contract through the next two seasons, but he said this offseason that he won't discussion a long-term extension during the year. With shortstop Xander Bogaerts in a similar situation and likely to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract to become a free agent after this season, the 2022 campaign could be the last with both Devers and Bogaerts on the left side of Boston's infield. Devers, 25, is one of the best all-around hitters in the game, regardless of the fact that he doesn't have an extension in hand before Opening Day on Friday against New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers has turned down a contract extension offered by the team. According to MLB Insider's Hector Gomez, the offer was something lower than Devers was willing to consider. The 25-year-old is under team control through the 2024 season, but it's not a good sign for the franchise that he's passing on a long-term deal at this juncture. Devers is coming off yet another standout season. Over 156 games in 2021, he slashed .279/.352/.538 with 38 home runs, 113 RBI and 101 runs.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is unlikely to sign a long-term extension with the team at this point in time, according to Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo. Devers put an Opening Day deadline on the extension talks and Cotillo reports that there is "still no momentum" on a deal, despite the fact that we are now less than 48 hours away from Opening Day. Devers signed a one-year, $11.2 million deal with the club in March to avoid arbitration and through the terms of that deal, he is under team control until the end of the 2024 season.

The Boston Red Sox have had recent discussions with both third baseman Rafael Devers and shortstop Xander Bogaerts about long-term contract extensions. However, neither player is expecting to reach an agreement before Opening Day this week, and neither Devers nor Bogaerts want to discuss contracts during the regular season. Devers can become a free agent after the 2023 season, while Bogaerts has an opt-out clause in his contract after this year that he seems likely to exercise. The combination of Devers and Bogaerts on the left side of Boston's infield is an elite combo, but the pairing could be in their final season in 2022. RotoBaller has Devers ranked as the No. 10 overall fantasy player, while Bogaerts sits at No. 39.

The Boston Red Sox avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday with third baseman Rafael Devers by giving him a one-year, $11.2 million deal, according to a source. The 25-year-old Dominican was a first-time All-Star in 2021, hitting .279/.352/.538 with an .890 OPS, career-high 38 home runs, 113 RBI and 101 runs scored for the BoSox in 664 plate appearances over 156 games played. Devers has a high floor and a high ceiling for fantasy managers and is still relatively cheap in fantasy drafts. He's so attractive because of his elite barrel rate and his low strikeout totals, and he should also continue to rack up the counting stats in a loaded Boston lineup.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers enjoyed yet another quality season at the plate in 2021, further cementing himself as one of fantasy baseball's best at his position, alongside the likes of Jose Ramirez and Manny Machado. The 25-year-old hit .279 with a .352 on-base percentage, 38 home runs and five stolen bases in 664 plate appearances. What's more, he turned in a 9.3% walk rate and a 21.5% strikeout rate. The walk rate represented a new career-high for Devers, while the strikeout rate was the second-lowest of his career. Fantasy managers who miss out on Ramirez in drafts and want to select a third baseman early should consider the Red Sox slugger. Devers should once again be hitting in the top four of a lineup that also features Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinezand Enrique Hernandez.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers homered again in Boston's Game 5 loss to the Houston Astros Wednesday, going 2-for-3 with the solo shot. The Red Sox only managed three hits total against Framber Valdez and Ryne Stanek. Devers now has a nine-game hit streak, with five playoff homers, including three in his last four games. He has a .998 career postseason OPS in 85 at-bats and can be counted upon in any situation by fantasy managers in all formats.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers tacked on a home run in the eighth inning of Monday's 12-3 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the ALCS. He also walked and scored two runs in five plate appearances. Devers now has a hit in seven straight games, with four homers in that span. He's driven in 25 runs in 24 career postseason games. There aren't many players above him on draft boards heading into the 2022 fantasy season.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (forearm) saw teammate J.D. Martinez deliver a grand slam in the first inning of Game 2, and he followed up with a slam of his own in the top of the second. Devers also walked and scored a run in five plate appearances. He's gone 9-for-29 with three homers, 10 RBI, and seven runs scored this postseason, which is especially impressive considering he's been dealing with a sore forearm. It doesn't seem to be slowing him down at all, and he isn't expected to miss any time despite appearing to aggravate it on a missed swing.