It was the type of stunning trade that only the Red Sox have had a penchant for in recent years. Develop a franchise player, sign them to a massive deal, things turn slightly south and trade the player. While the individual parallels aren’t perfect, it’s hard to ignore that only one team has lost not just one, but three franchise players in the last five years (Devers joins Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts on the West Coast).
Devers and the Red Sox did not part way on a high note. He was clearly not pleased the team signed another third baseman right before the start of the season, he was vocally unwilling to move to first base when they lost Triston Casas for the season.