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Whicker: Reds’ Burns latest of 2024 first-rounders to be fast-tracked to MLB

“Chase Burns strikes out the first five major league batters he faces, one of which was Aaron Judge.

Nick Kurtz propels three game-winning home runs in a five-game span, all of them against topnotch relievers: Josh Hader, Bryan Abreu and Carlos Estevez.

Christian Moore makes his debut on June 14. Ten days later he ties the game with a ninth-inning home run. Two innings later he hits another home run that wins it.

Aside from having the world in their pockets, they share one thing. Last spring they were playing college baseball. They were taken in the first round of the 2024 draft: Burns second by Cincinnati, Kurtz fourth by Oakland, Moore eighth by the Angels. “

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Whicker: Red Sox decision to trade Devers not as disastrous as many think

“The Boston sports fan in your life needs to know something.

Rafael Devers is not Mookie Betts, and the trade that sent Devers to San Francisco on Sunday is not the Titanic-caliber trade that sent Betts to the Dodgers.

Yes, the fear and loathing are real and understandable. Brad Marchand, supposedly a Bruin for life, got away to Florida and is not only on the bus that is tracking down a second straight Stanley Cup, but driving it. Aaron Nesmith, a drop-in for the Celtics whenever their key players needed a breather, is a priority scorer and defender for the Indiana Pacers as they battle Oklahoma City in the NBA Final”

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