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Does anyone else think it\u2019s possible that John Henry just really had a hankerin\u2019 for some Kansas City burnt ends? I mean, look at this thing!<\/p>\n

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Lunch at Arthur Bryant\u2019s, an afternoon at the Negro Leagues Museum, and an evening stroll around the Plaza \u2014 that\u2019s a pretty good day in the City of Fountains if you ask me.<\/p>\n

But in this case it looks like the well-known charms of Kanasas City had to wait while the Red Sox owner attended to some business. Henry sat down with Rafael Devers and Alex Cora for a private chat in the manager\u2019s office in Kaufman Stadium before the game yesterday, after Henry, Craig Breslow, and Sam Kennedy all flew out to address the spiraling Rafael Devers situation.<\/p>\n

Was anything resolved? We don\u2019t know for sure, but it doesn\u2019t really seem like it.<\/p>\n

Breslow, who was not a part of the meeting \u2014 which is, uhh, maybe something he should worry about? \u2014 says that Henry had \u201can honest conversation about what we value as an organization, what we believe is important to the Boston Red Sox, that being great teammates for each other.\u201d While Cora \u2014 who seems to wield more power inside the organization than ever right now \u2014 acknowledged that they are \u201ctalking about a possible change of position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devers did not address the media and was once again in the lineup as the team\u2019s DH. Here\u2019s how the beats covered things:<\/p>\n

Red Sox owner John Henry has \u2018productive\u2019 meeting with Rafael Devers to discuss DH\u2019s refusal to play first base – Peter Abraham, Boston Globe<\/p>\n

With Rafael Devers fuming, John Henry, Red Sox brass fly to KC for \u2018honest, candid exchange\u2019 – Chris Cotillo, MassLive<\/p>\n

Red Sox owner John Henry meets with Rafael Devers in Kansas City – Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic<\/p>\n

Top Red Sox bosses flew to Kansas City to meet with Rafael Devers – Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald<\/p>\n

Red Sox front-office members meet with Devers following 1B comments – Jackson Stone, MLB.com<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Devers\u2019 teammates are trying \u201cnot to breath life into it.\u201d Trevor Story is taking a measured response to the mess. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)<\/p>\n

Though apparently one unnamed player told Devers to \u201cjust stop talking,\u201d during his now-infamous Thursday media scrum. (Kayley Brown, Boston.com)<\/p>\n

The rest of us are still trying to figure out how things got so bad. The main culprit at this point seems to be a terrible lack of communication. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)<\/p>\n

But whatever the cause, it\u2019s clear that blueprint of the 2025 season now needs to be re-written. (Rob Bradford, WEEI)<\/p>\n

And, oh yeah, there\u2019s actual baseball stuff to discuss! Like the fact that Hunter Dobbins is making a case to retain a spot in the Sox rotation. (Tim Crowley, NESN)<\/p>\n

And, unfortunately, the Sox have some new injuries. Romy Gonzalez and Rob Refsnyder are both dealing with back issues that could land them on the IL. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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