Red Sox Make Major Roster Move After Trading Rafael Devers to Giants
Red Sox Make Major Roster Move After Trading Rafael Devers to Giants originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Boston Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past week—winning five straight games, seven of their last eight, and capping it off with a sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday.
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Now sitting above .500 for the first time in over a month, the team made a stunning move by trading three-time All-Star and longest-tenured Red Sox, Rafael Devers, to the San Francisco Giants. In return, Boston received pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison, along with minor league prospects James Tibbs III and Jose Bello.
Roughly an hour after MLB insiders broke the news, the Red Sox and Giants made the deal official. Shortly after, Boston made a somewhat surprising roster decision by optioning Harrison—who had made eight appearances and four starts for the Giants this season—to Triple-A Worcester.
They also designated left-handed pitcher Zach Penrod for assignment. Penrod has made seven appearances for the Red Sox this season, posting a 2.25 ERA across 4.0 innings pitched.
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After Sunday's victory, Boston is now 37-36 overall and sits fourth in the AL East. However, they remain just 6.5 games out of first place in the division and only half a game out of an AL Wild Card spot. That makes the decision to trade Devers all the more surprising, given he's been one of their best bats this season.
Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers (11)Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Fans quickly reacted to the Red Sox's roster moves following the unpopular decision to trade Rafael Devers.
"This may be the worst trade of all time," a fan said.
Another fan posted, "This might actually be worse than the Mookie trade & I didn't think that was possible."
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Someone else added, "Entire front office needs to be fired tomorrow."
One more fan commented, "So you [explicit] optioned the only asset you got back."
Related: Red Sox's Final Rafael Devers Post Goes Viral After Shocking Trade to Giants
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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