For the second time in the last five-plus years, the Boston Red Sox have traded away their franchise cornerstone for ... reasons, apparently?

And with Rafael Devers inexplicably on his way to San Francisco, the ascendant Red Sox will have to return to contention without their longtime offensive centerpiece.

Written and narrated by: Jonah Birenbaum (@Birenball | X, Instagram)
Produced and edited by: Andrew Bartlett (@andrewnsb | Instagram)