The week began with Boston calling up top prospect Roman Anthony. It ended with the Red Sox trading slugger Rafael Devers. In between, they swept the rival Yankees.

The Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal. Devers' agent, Nelson Montes de Oca, confirmed that the slugger had been traded to San Francisco. ESPN reported that the package of players going back to the Red Sox includes starter Jordan Hicks and left-hander Kyle Harrison.

In a perfect world, the end of the Rafael Devers era in Boston would give way smoothly to the rise of the Roman Empire. Few could have forecast that the long-awaited promotion of top prospect Roman Anthony would have coincided with the stunning early-season trade of Devers.