Shocked that the Red Sox traded away a big star in the middle of the season? Maybe you shouldn't have been, given the club's history over the last 20 or so years.

It was a deal that shook the baseball world and exposed the deep rift between the Red Sox and their highest-paid player.

One of the four players acquired in the Rafael Devers trade is a $44 million righty pitcher with a track record of throwing up to 103 mph.