US EditionBoston Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow Says He Intentionally Didn't Take Best Offer For Rafael Devers
- In a surprising move that stunned Major League Baseball in mid-2025, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow traded star player Rafael Devers away from Boston, sending him to the San Francisco Giants.
- The trade followed a strained relationship due to Devers refusing position changes and communication missteps by Breslow, as well as locker room and front office dysfunction.
- The Red Sox received pitchers Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks, along with minor league players James Tibbs and Jose Bello, in a deal with San Francisco, while the Giants assumed Devers’s $271.2 million contract.
- Breslow acknowledged owning communication errors with Devers, saying he thinks about it "all the time" and called criticism over the offseason position talk "totally fair."
- The trade severed Boston’s remaining connection to their 2018 championship core and ignited discussions about the team’s culture and sense of urgency, although Breslow maintains that the organization remains dedicated to contending in 2025.
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Boston Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow Says He Intentionally Didn't Take Best Offer For Rafael Devers
For the second time in just over five years, the Boston Red Sox shocked the MLB world by trading away a superstar player for a similarly paltry return. This time around, the deal involved disgruntled DH Rafael Devers and Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow didn’t make matters any better when explaining his rationale on Monday. Breslow, a former journeyman reliever, won a pair of World Series rings with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2013. Afte…
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