Almost exactly one year ago in early May of 2024, I asked the following question: How Much Longer Will Rafael Devers and Masataka Yoshida Coexist On The Red Sox?
The bubbling issue at hand was simple. The Red Sox were about to have two designated hitters, and the front office had to do something about it. From the linked article:
The Red Sox invested $313 million in Devers over the next ten seasons (by far the largest contract on the books), and it’s becoming increasingly obvious that at some point he needs to transition over to the DH role.