‘Good riddance': Yankees executive glad to see Rafael Devers out of AL East (report)
ESPN MLB insider Buster Olney revealed on 'Sunday Night Baseball' reactions from around the sport, including a text he received from a New York Yankees official.
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'Glad he's gone. Yankee killer,' the anonymous executive reportedly wrote.
Olney said a member of the Yankees texted, 'Good riddance. Thank God, because this guy murders us.'
Boston officially announced the blockbuster trade of its 28-year old star on Sunday. The deal sent Devers to the San Francisco Giants for left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison, right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks, minor league outfielder James Tibbs III and righty pitcher Jose Bello. The Giants will take on all of Devers' salary, about $255 million over eight-plus seasons.
Tibbs, ranked as San Francisco's No. 3 prospect (and the 13th pick in last year's draft), was at High-A Eugene in the Giants system but will go to Double-A Portland, while Bello is currently in Rookie ball.
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Devers is batting .272/.401/.504 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs this season. His last home run as a Red Sox player came against the Yankees on Sunday.
'(MLB execs) are absolutely stunned at how quickly this came together,' Olney said on the 'Sunday Night Baseball' broadcast.
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