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Why with instruction from Febles and Lowell, will help Devers improve his defense.

Former Red Sox third-baseman turned analyst Mike Lowell, is going to be heading down to Fort Myers in the next couple of weeks as a special instructor whose goal is to work alongside new infield instructor Carlos Febles to work with Rafael Devers on his defense.

Last year Rafael Devers proved that offensively he was MLB ready hitting 10 homers and knocking in 30, yet his defense proves he still is a work in progress which is why the Red Sox will be working carefully with the young third baseman on not just his footwork, but his throwing across the diamond.
Devers has already reported well ahead of the mandatory reporting date of Friday, has been seen working with new infield instructor and his former Double-A manager Carlos Febles on improving his defense from a season ago.  This work on backfields with Febles, hasn't gone unnoticed by the manager, whom just last week mentioned Devers in the same breath as current Ranger Adrian Beltre with whom Cora was a former teammate of.
According to MassLive.com Cora had this to say per WBZ's Jonny Miller, "Adrian Beltre made 29 errors his rookie year. "People forget and he won a lot of Gold Gloves. I played with Adrian when he was young. I saw him. It's just a matter of learning at the big league level. It's part of it." Cora talks Devers defense as well as Beltre as example
Devers who last year came up while he showed he could make the impressive play including, starting a 5-4-3 triple play.  However, it was the routine plays as well as throws from across the diamond that Devers struggled with.   In fact, in the 58 games that he appeared in at third base, he made 14 errors in that time.
Yet, Cora is optimistic that with the help and advice from former Red Sox third baseman and 2005 NL Gold Glove winner, Mike Lowell who will be coming down to Ft. Myers sometime during camp to work with Devers.  Along with Lowell and his continuing to work with Febles, the hopes of Cora and the Red Sox, are that the struggles that Devers had a year ago will be put behind him and, Cora's putting Devers into the same sentence as Beltre could prove accurate.
Cora is optimistic regarding what Devers can achieve both by working with Febles and Lowell, as well as from what he did in the playoffs against Cora's former team in the playoffs that Devers will be just fine this season. "I'm a big fan of Rafael Devers. It doesn't seem like the spotlight bothers him. So he'll be fine." Cora talks Devers defense as well as Beltre as example

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