The Red Sox’ decision to trade Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants for four players caught just everybody off-guard in the industry. We spoke to scouts across the game who offered their take on the players the Red Sox are acquiring: LHP Kyle Harrison: “Throws four-seam fastball (94-97 mph) more than 60 percent of the time,

The short answer is that the relationship between Devers and a Red Sox front office not exactly known for smooth operations in recent years had apparently degraded beyond repair. Here's what Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reported regarding those club motivations : "Per Red Sox sources: the team's feeling was that a $313.