Boston followers irate over the Rafael Devers commerce can put down the tiki torches and pitchforks … former Pink Sox normal supervisor Dan Duquette tells TMZ Sports activities the group shouldn’t be thought-about a loser within the swap.

Whereas Duquette acknowledges Boston did half methods with a hell of a bat in the midst of its lineup when it despatched Devers to San Francisco in a stunner on Sunday night time … he mentioned there are way more causes for Pink Sox backers to be happy with the transfer.

At the beginning, he mentioned it was clear to him Devers did not need to be there … and jettisoning him sends a robust message to youthful gamers within the locker room.

Second, he mentioned the roughly $250 million Boston is saving by punting the infielder will give the group some monetary flexibility shifting ahead.

Moreover, he mentioned he did not thoughts the expertise — Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks and a pair of prospects — the Pink Sox obtained in return from the Giants.

“I just like the deal for each groups, frankly,” he mentioned.

In fact, Fenway followers like Dave Portnoy would nearly actually disagree … because the Barstool Sports activities honcho mentioned on his Instagram web page within the minutes after the commerce went down, he would have most well-liked his favourite group wait only a bit longer to maneuver on from the 28-year-old famous person.