Rafael Devers trade rumors will leave Yankees fans smiling and Red Sox fans screaming

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>At the time, the Boston Red Sox trading Rafael Devers didn't seem to make much sense.

>Fast-forward about a year, and the Red Sox look like geniuses. Devers has been one of the more below-average players in Major League Baseball, and when we factor in his contract, there's a strong argument that he's been the worst player in baseball on the worst contract.

>I still believe in Devers and the player that he is, but I understand why the Giants could be looking to trade him.

>Devers might not be the same player he was a year ago, but there should still be a lot of teams interested in his services, with one writer even suggesting that the New York Yankees could be a fit.

>“Objectively speaking, Devers makes perfect sense for the Yankees,” Jake Elman wrote. “His swing is tailor-made for Yankee Stadium, and he’d certainly be a more reliable DH than Giancarlo Stanton, at least from a health perspective. Actually, the more that we think about it, a Stanton for Devers salary dump isn’t the worst idea.”

>The idea of Devers playing for the Yankees sounds crazy, especially because he owns New York and has proven that throughout his career, especially in Boston.

>He's also a really good hitter at Yankee Stadium, so if he can get back to what he was about a year ago, that's exactly the type of player the Yankees should be going after. However, I don't think it's that realistic unless the Giants are willing to eat most of his salary.

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