The least-complicated way would be for Rafael Devers to come to the conclusion that $313.5 million brought the Red Sox the right to tell him to move to first base.

The Boston Red Sox were dealt a brutal blow Friday night when Triston Casas crumpled to the dirt in the second inning and had to be stretchered off the field with a left knee injury so serious he was taken straight to the hospital.

It’s been over a week since first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury, and the Boston Red Sox are still scrambling to fill the void left behind in their infield.