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Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow slams one Rafael Devers trade report as ‘absolutely not true'
Since trading Rafael Devers to the Giants, Craig Breslow has chosen his words carefully.
The Red Sox CBO has taken care not to divulge specifics about what went on with Devers behind the scenes and what most of the trade conversations were like.
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However, on WEEI's Greg Hill Show on Tuesday morning, Breslow did slam one report as 'absolutely not true.'
The Giants took on all of Devers' contract and will pay him $271.2 million over the next nine seasons. On Baseball America's 'Hot Sheet' podcast, Geoff Pontes said there was different trade Breslow had in the works that was shot down by Red Sox ownership because the suitor wouldn't pay full freight.
'There was another deal where they were taking on some of the money,' Pontes said. 'I do not know what pieces were included within that particular deal. That was vetoed by John Henry and the reason it was vetoed was because they had to take on money.'
Breslow was quick to say that wasn't true in his WEEI appearance.
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'No,' Breslow said. 'When I read that, I was as surprised as anybody else would have been who had no idea that this was a thing or had happened. Absolutely not true.'
If Boston had eaten some of the money on Devers' contract, they may have netted a stronger return for the All-Star. Ultimately, they landed pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison and prospects James Tibbs and Jose Bello from San Francisco.
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