The Boston Red Sox are off to a 3-3 start in the 2022 regular season. What may still be on the minds of some fans in Red Sox Nation, though, is the team's failure to secure either of their two All-Stars on the left side of their infield via long-term contract extensions before the campaign kicked off.
Boston reportedly offered slugging third baseman Rafael Devers an extension in the $200 million range, but Devers was eyeing a deal worth "over $300 million." Three-time All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts also turned down an offer from the club and told reporters last week that he wouldn't be discussing the matter once the season began.
Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom talked on WEEI's "The Greg Hill Morning Show" on Thursday and discussed extension talks that the team had with Bogaerts and Devers.
Chaim Bloom has made it clear on @TheGregHillShow approach regarding extensions with Bogaerts, Devers have not 'aligned' with players' approach
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) April 14, 2022
'If these discussions had progressed we would be in a different place right now. They didn't and we're excited to take it up down the road' - Chaim Bloom on @TheGregHillShow
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) April 14, 2022
A two-time World Series champion, three-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger Award winner, Bogaerts has been one of the elite offensive shortstops in the American League since 2015. He finished with 23 home runs and 79 RBI in 2021 and is off to a 5-for-19 start in 2022.
Devers made his first All-Star team last year and has recorded 113 home runs, 372 RBIs, 607 hits, 148 doubles and a .280/.338/.510 slash line over his five-plus seasons in the majors.
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