Elite hitters simply aren’t easy to replace. In a cynical sense, the Red Sox harvested what they needed out of Devers: Signed him out of the Dominican Republic at 16, won a World Series with him five years later, retained him with a nine-figure deal after the embarrassment of the Mookie Betts trade and then moved on.

The Boston Red Sox have traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster deal. BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox traded slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a deal that could shake up pennant races on both coasts.