They have everything,” Rafael Devers – who has faced numerous Red Sox minor leaguers in live batting practice sessions during his buildup for the season – said. “It’s different than when I played right now.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora told the Boston Globe on Thursday that veteran starter Lucas Giolito will miss Opening Day with a left hamstring injury. Giolito, who turns 31 in July, hurt himself on his first spring training pitch earlier this month. “We’re going to be tested right away,” Cora told the Globe’s Julian McWilliams.