Less than a week after chief baseball officer Craig Breslow shipped Devers to San Francisco for four players — none of whom will be present for the Red Sox this weekend — the coincidental scheduling of a once-every-other-year visit from the Sox means they can say hello. Or goodbye.

The Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. They may have lost their best hitter, but now have more money to work with to build their team through free agency.