Sunday’s blockbuster deal between the Red Sox and Giants sent slugger
Rafael Devers
to San Francisco and
shocked baseball
a month and a half before the July 31 trade deadline.
Before the trade was completed, Devers had a message for the regime in Boston.
Per
MLB insider Mike Rodriguez
: “According to my sources, the last conversation between Rafael Devers and the Red Sox management went like this: he expressed his love for the city and his desire to stay, but feeling unappreciated, he asked them that if they did not want him, to kindly trade him, as he does not wish to be in a place where he is not valued.”
Devers’ with the Red Sox began to deteriorate when the team signed Gold Glove third baseman Alex Bregman during spring training. They asked Devers to move to DH, a move he eventually agreed to. Then when first baseman Triston Casas sustained a season-ending knee injury, the Red Sox approached Devers about playing the field and he declined, saying the front office “should do their jobs” and look for another player.
In exchange for Devers, the Giants sent right-hander Jordan Hicks, lefty Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs III and minor league righty Jose Bello to Boston.
Devers, a three-time All-Star, signed a 10-year,
$313.5 million contract
with the Red Sox for the start of 2024 and is batting .272 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs in 73 games.
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