A season that initially opened with so much promise for the Red Sox will end up with Rafael Devers golfing pitches into McCovey Cove for the foreseeable future.
In a shocking move, the Red Sox traded their superstar slugger Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in exchange for four players.
Even though Boston reportedly has the entirety of Devers’ remaining $254 million contract coming off the books, that added fiscal flexibility in the coming years won’t assuage a fanbase steaming over the loss of another franchise fixture — especially on a team that was seemingly poised to win now and in the years ahead.