And it didn’t end there. After first baseman Triston Casas was lost for the season after tearing his patellar tendon, the Red Sox asked Devers if he’d be willing to play first base. Having already moved once, he was less than happy about that request and ultimately told the Red Sox no.

The Boston Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past week—winning five straight games, seven of their last eight, and capping it off with a sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday.

Not surprisingly, the notion that Rafael Devers could be available piqued the interest of general managers across Major League Baseball. The Boston Red Sox dealt Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster trade that stunned the entire sport.