Andy Pages’ three-run homer lifts the Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Giants, but San Francisco had already made headlines with a blockbuster trade for the Red Sox slugger prior to the series

Here is a look at what that flexibility — financial and otherwise — means for the Red Sox in the weeks and years ahead.

Less than two seasons into Rafael Devers' 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension, the Red Sox shockingly dealt the slugger to the Giants on Sunday night in exchange for some pitching and some prospects.