Ex-Red Sox star calls team's Rafael Devers trade 'crazy'

A speedy glimpse astatine the Boston Red Sox’s roster from their 2018 World Series-winning squad whitethorn marque the mean shot instrumentality quizzical erstwhile compared to the 2025 squad.

Rafael Devers was their 3rd baseman, Mookie Betts played close tract and Xander Bogaerts was the shortstop, not to notation players similar Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr. and J.D. Martinez besides bolstered the lineup arsenic the squad defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers successful 5 games.

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Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, #11, reacts connected his mode to archetypal basal aft getting deed by a transportation during the sixth inning of a shot crippled against the New York Yankees connected Sunday, June 8, 2025, successful New York City. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

On Sunday, 1 of the past halfway pieces of the lineup was dealt.

The Red Sox traded Devers to the San Francisco Giants for Jordan Hicks, Jose Bello, James Tibbs III and Kyle Harrison – a woody that stunned the shot world. Despite his philosophical differences with the Red Sox, Devers was hitting .272 with a .905 OPS and 15 location runs. He was starring the American League successful walks with 56 and had played the astir games successful the majors (73).

Betts, who the Red Sox traded to the Dodgers, offered his thoughts pursuing the team’s triumph implicit the Giants connected Sunday.

"I conscionable thought it was crazy," helium told The Athletic. "Nothing truly to say, it’s conscionable crazy."

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Boston Red Sox close fielder Mookie Betts, #50, celebrates with 3rd baseman Rafael Devers, #11, aft the crippled against the Detroit Tigers astatine Comerica Park successful Detroit connected July 7, 2019. (Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports)

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw besides reacted to the commercialized arsenic helium was told during an ESPN conception astir the chaotic move.

"How astir that trade? That’s wild," helium said. "Buster’s truly doing it! Not Olney; Buster Posey’s truly doing it implicit there. Good for Buster, man. He’s going for it. I’d see (Devers) 1 of astir apt the apical 10 hitters successful the crippled astatine worst. He’s decidedly a game-changer."

Nearly 7 years later, the Red Sox are operating with a wholly antithetic roster than the 1 they had erstwhile they lifted the Commissioner's Trophy.

Boston Red Sox close fielder Mookie Betts, #50, celebrates with 3rd baseman Rafael Devers, #11,  after hitting a 2 tally location tally against the Baltimore Orioles astatine Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards successful Baltimore connected July 20, 2019. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

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Boston volition participate the week caller disconnected of a expanse of the New York Yankees and lone 6.5 games down them for archetypal spot successful the AL East.

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