Boston followers irate over the Rafael Devers commerce can put down the tiki torches and pitchforks … former Pink Sox common supervisor Dan Duquette tells TMZ Sports activities the group shouldn’t be thought of 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 stated there are much more causes for Pink Sox backers to be happy with the transfer.

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

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

Moreover, he stated 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 stated.

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