Daily Red Sox Links: Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts, Will Middlebrooks

Guess who's the best defensive shortstop in baseball? Nope, not Jose Iglesias, silly. Stephen Drew, of course! (Tim Britton; Providence Journal)

I was able to chat it up with Xander Bogaerts about his promotion to Triple-A, among other things. (Kevin Pereira; SoxProspects.com)

Will Middlebrooks appears to be fired up and ready to turn his season around. (Rob Bradford; WEEI.com)

Boston is still targeting Rafael Devers as a potential international free agent signing. The two parties have been connected since early spring. (Evan Drellich; MassLive.com)

Well, I've already linked myself, so why not link another OTM writer? Marc Normandin wrote up a piece about the AL East and how it's not dead yet. (Marc Normandin; Sports on Earth)

More draft dominoes are falling:

• Red Sox' 16th-round pick Jalen Williams was thrilled to have been selected, but he's leaning college. (Eric Narcisse; The Advertiser)
• Joe Gunkel, whom the Red Sox selected in the 18th round, has officially signed. (Daily Local News)
• Five other Red Sox draftees have signed, according to various outlets. SoxProspects has it all outlined. (Luke Lavoie; SoxProspects.com)

Gabe Kapler, yes the Gabe Kapler, has some ideas on how to make baseball fights better. (Gabe Kapler; WEEI.com)

Dave Cameron picked his All-Stars the other day. Much to the chagrin of Red Sox fans, he didn't pick Daniel Nava. (Dave Cameron; FanGraphs)

It seemed inevitable: Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig is the subject of a drinking game. (Jason Parks; Baseball Prospectus)