Panic sets in when your child falls off the monkey bars and bumps his or her head on the ground. You might start sweating while staring at the growing stack of bills on your desk. Your anxiety levels may spike when you see a dozen eggs cost the same as your monthly car payment.

There’s never been a five-game start as astounding – statistically, and circumstantially – as Rafael Devers’ grim 2025 beginning for the Red Sox.

Rafael Devers began the season 0 for 19 with 15 strikeouts. So completely was he written off that you couldn't have even dumped him in a trade. He was damaged goods, a waste of a pick, the reason you'll never be good at Fantasy Baseball.