And now Rafael Devers is gone from the Red Sox. Pictured are my two Devers bobbleheads. His last game with the Sox was on Sunday against the Yankees in which Raffy homered in the 5th and drew a walk in his next, and last, at bat in the 8th.
After a miserable start to the season, going 0-21 with 15 strikeouts, Raffy had been the best hitter on the team, averaging .296, slugging .538, with an on-base percentage of .413.
The return haul from the Giants in the trade is not impressive. Nor was the return from the Dodgers in 2018 in the Mookie Betts trade. There are some differences in the circumstances. Mookie had an expiring contract and a was much better all-round player. Devers is in the 3rd season of a ten-year contract, defensively challenged, and playing solely as a DH. In addition, he and management clearly did not see eye to eye. Still disappointing as the Sox had just swept the Yanks, won 7 of 8, and were above .500 for the first time in over a month. Guess management needed to find something to break the momentum.
I am equally disappointed. I had thought that the Sox had changed their minds and decided to try to win again. Instead, they decided to inflict a series of increasingly damaging wounds to their chances.
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