As part of the deal that saw the Red Sox send three-time All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for four players, the Giants also assumed the remaining $254 million in remaining salary obligations.
In the eyes of most MLB evaluators, the Sox got a mostly underwhelming return in terms of talent from the Giants, which has led to speculation that the deal was more of a salary dump and that the Sox’ primary motivation was to unload all of the contract.
