Just hours before the team was gearing up to leave for Seattle, Rafael Devers parted ways with the Boston Red Sox. The post Red Sox’s Surprising Trade Strategy Revealed After Unexpected Rafael Devers Decision appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The Red Sox got the San Francisco Giants to take on all $271.153 million of the remaining money on Rafael Devers’ contract as part of Sunday’s blockbuster trade.

And it didn’t end there. After first baseman Triston Casas was lost for the season after tearing his patellar tendon, the Red Sox asked Devers if he’d be willing to play first base. Having already moved once, he was less than happy about that request and ultimately told the Red Sox no.