Red Sox’ David Ortiz Sends Clear Message to Rafael Devers After Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Many analysts around the baseball world were stunned when the Red Sox, fresh off a sweep of the Yankees at Fenway Park, traded Rafael Devers, the face of the franchise, to the San Francisco Giants.

Boston executive Craig Breslow addressed the conspiracy theory that Liverpool's transfer spending drove the Red Sox trade of Rafael Devers.

“Devers was humiliated [by the Red Sox],” Ramirez told MLB insider Héctor Gómez. “It’s not about pride or ego. I think the team didn’t respect him or communicate with him properly. I’m sure they didn’t do that to [Roger] Clemens. I can’t imagine the Yankees telling [Aaron] Judge, ‘Now we’re moving you to catcher.’”

Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Breaks Silence on Rafael Devers Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox shocked the baseball world Sunday afternoon when they sent their franchise player, Rafael Devers, to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster trade.

The Red Sox CBO has taken care not to divulge specifics about what went on with Devers behind the scenes and what most of the trade conversations were like. However, on WEEI’s Greg Hill Show on Tuesday morning, Breslow did slam one report as “absolutely not true.”