Let me start this occasional series of articles with this: I am not saying these players—beloved by our city—are poor talent when I picture these hypotheticals. As always, as Boston fans, we theorize about how to make our teams better, so I will do just that.
Red Sox get: SP Zac Gallen, SP Jordan Montgomery, SS Geraldo Perdomo
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Diamondbacks get: 3B Rafael Devers
Rafael Devers is a supreme talent and one of the best third basemen in MLB with contract control. However, I worry about the trend of his free-swinging mindset paired with the burden of his defensive liabilities.
With the addition of Zac Gallen, you’re getting a premium pitcher with control through 2025. With the addition of Jordan Montgomery, you’re getting a pitcher with ties to the city of Boston who can regain the form he showed during the 2023 World Series run. With the addition of Geraldo Perdomo, you’re getting a young infielder who can bat from both sides and slot in at second base, allowing Story to play shortstop and Grissom to move to third.
You acquire a convincing pitching infusion while dealing away, in my opinion, a potentially volatile player moving forward. You get better defensively with the reshaped infield and take on a young shortstop who has shown promise. Above all, you send the message you should to the fanbase.
Flavin Media 
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