On Sunday, the Red Sox made waves after trading Rafael Devers to the Giants to seemingly end the drama stemming from the team's decision to ask him to

Liverpool's expected $139.5M deal to sign Florian Wirtz has led to Boston Red Sox fans theorizing that it led to the trade of Rafael Devers, who joined the San Francisco Giants

As John Henry and the Fenway Sports Group are the owners of both clubs, a conspiracy theory immediately circulated that the Red Sox were forced to trade Devers because Liverpool had landed Wirtz. On WEEI’s Greg Hill Show Tuesday morning, Boston’s Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow shot that idea down emphatically.