Here is a look at what that flexibility — financial and otherwise — means for the Red Sox in the weeks and years ahead.

The Giants' part of the deal reportedly includes pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison. Designated hitter Devers, 28, had bristled at his demotion from third base.

Father's Day delivered one mother of a blockbuster trade in Major League Baseball, with the Boston Red Sox sending DH Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Kyle Harrison, RHP Jordan Hicks,