By acquiring three-time All-Star Rafael Devers from the Red Sox, the Giants did what the Mariners won't: take on a boatload of money to improve their team.

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The Rafael Devers trade Sunday night shocked the baseball world, and one front office executive compared it a blockbuster deal in the basketball world.