The Red Sox’s decision to trade Rafael Devers last week has continued to divide fans.
Amid all of the drama involving Devers’ and his discontent with Boston’s front office over his position in the field, the Red Sox still relinquished one of the top hitters in baseball by sending him to the West Coast.
And even if Devers was on the outs with the organization, the return the Red Sox secured from the Giants didn’t exactly steal headlines in terms of elite talents arriving in Boston.
But amid the frustrations felt by a Red Sox fanbase that has become very familiar with franchise stalwarts heading West, one MLB insider believes that Boston did far more than just break even by dealing away Devers.