The Boston Red Sox pulled off one of the most shocking trades in their franchise’s history, shipping disgruntled superstar Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants for… Jordan Hicks? Kyle Harrison? And a couple of prospects, one of which is a promising outfielder. While Devers and the Sox certainly had their share of public issues dating back to spring training, very few people saw the team actually going through with a trade. That goes double when you consider Boston was in the midst of its best stretch since the start of the season at the time of the trade, peaking with a sweep of the Yankees.
Regardless of how the Red Sox got here, though, the trade of Devers leaves a massive hole in their lineup. Devers was having the best season of any designated hitter in the American League, and now Boston needs to somehow replace that level of production. So far, manager Alex Cora has tried a few different players at DH, but nothing concrete has been established.
