Boston Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez has offered a theory about why things between Rafael Devers and the organization fell apart to the point they traded him to the San Francisco Giants in a surprise blockbuster on Sunday night.

A day after trading their erstwhile third baseman to the San Francisco Giants, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy told reporters on Monday night that Devers’ refusal to change positions made it

Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giant. That wouldn’t have necessarily been stunning to see in the future if a time-traveler had visited you at the end of 2022. After all, it had been only two years since the Boston Red Sox sent superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in their most-regretted trade of the century.