00:00I think there's a lot of numbers and there's a lot of what the team has done record-wise, run-scoring-wise, this, that, and the other thing.
00:07This is the most simple thing you need to know.
00:09At the time of the trade, the Red Sox were not a playoff team.
00:13Talking about the Devers trade.
00:14At the time of the trade, the Red Sox were out of the playoffs.
00:17They are now in the playoffs.
00:19Also at the time of the trade, the Giants were in the playoffs.
00:23They have now been eliminated from the playoffs.
00:26Last night.
00:26They're out with a win.
00:27They cannot make the playoffs.
00:29They cannot make it.
00:30One more loss, they can't even have a winning season.
00:32He made them worse.
00:33He made them worse.
00:34Well, look, here's what I would say about it.
00:37Because we get texts like this all the time.
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00:59So, text line, we get this all the time.
01:01Let's answer it quickly, Keefe.
01:02Yeah.
01:02With a yes or a no.
01:03Okay.
01:04Guys, in all seriousness, do you think the Red Sox would not be better with Devers at
01:08DH?
01:08No.
01:09Yeah, I think they're better off without him.
01:11No.
01:11I don't think they'd be better with Rafael Devers.
01:13So we all answer no, including Rafi himself.
01:16Outside of what you think, okay?
01:17And I've been keeping a master Rafael Devers file ever since the trade for this reason.
01:22Sick brag, bro.
01:23It's a lot of work.
01:25It's a lot of time out of my day every single day.
01:29And we do this every day in grab bags as well.
01:31So not to spoil it.
01:33This is a fact.
01:34The Red Sox have won more games without Devers than they did with him.
01:37They were one game over .500 with him.
01:40They are 15 games over .500 without him.
01:43The Giants were 10 games over .500 without him.
01:46They're 13 games under with him.
01:48So the Giants are worse, fact, with Devers.
01:51The Red Sox are better, fact, without Devers.
01:54You can say Devers would make them better.
01:56That's an opinion.
01:57Because what we know is they're better without him and have been better without him.
02:02They score more runs without him than they did with him.
02:04The Giants score fewer runs with him than they did without him.
02:08He's hitting .234 with an OPS under .800 in Sam Fran.
02:12He does have 19 homers and 49 RBIs, so that's not nothing.
02:15But these are all facts.
02:17This is all what happened.
02:18This is not guesswork.
02:19This is not an opinion.
02:20And, oh, by the way, if you're like, well, once Anthony got here,
02:24the team turned it around, and they would have done the same with Devers.
02:27They've sucked the last three years with Devers here.
02:3078 and 84, 78 and 84, 81 and 81.
02:35So, I mean, Devers was not a difference maker for going on a fourth year while he was here.
02:41They should take a victory lap.
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