Rafael Devers commerce jokes fly on web as Purple Sox demote $60 million infielder Kristian Campbell

After Rafael Devers’ stunning to the San Francisco Giants, the Boston Purple Sox are making one other huge roster transfer. On Thursday, insider Jeff Passan took to X (previously Twitter) to announce that the group was sending prospect Kristian Campbell again to Triple-A.

Campbell signed an eight-year, $60 million contract shortly after spring coaching. Nonetheless, the 22-year-old has struggled of late, managing solely three hits within the final 9 video games.

“The Boston Purple Sox are sending infielder Kristian Campbell to Triple-A, sources inform ESPN. Campbell, who signed an eight-year, $60 million contract this spring, was hitting .301/.407/.495 on the finish of April however is .159/.243/.222 since. He’ll get an opportunity to reset in Worcester.” Jeff Passan posted

Within the feedback, followers linked Campbell’s transfer to triple-A to Rafael Devers’ commerce.

“Devers commerce dominoes are falling,” a fan wrote

“In some way they’ll discover a technique to blame Devers for this,” one other fan commented

“The Purple Sox did not need Devers bullying Kristian once more,” one other fan replied.

“Lmao shouldve commerce him as a substitute of your franchise participant,” one other fan responded.

“Will Devers play first now?” one other fan posted.

“If solely that they had one other infielder who may hit for energy to produce them with offense,” one other fan shared.

Purple Sox hitter Jarren Duran shares opinion on Rafael Devers commerce

After the Purple Sox’s commerce of Rafael Devers, leadoff hitter Jarren Duran had his say on the matter. Duran recalled how he was shocked to discover a key participant like Devers was on the way in which out of the staff, when he watched him out of the blue get off the staff airplane.

“I haven’t got Twitter so I simply kinda noticed him get off the airplane and simply kinda felt like no manner. However like I mentioned, it is Rafael Devers, like I used to be simply shocked to see him depart the airplane, however I napped a lot of the airplane so I did not actually have time to consider it.” Jarren Duran mentioned, through ‘WEEI Purple Sox Radio’

Regardless of having misplaced a key participant, Duran talked about how he was assured in his teammates of nonetheless competing for his or her targets this season.

“I imply I belief everyone we’ve got now and we will not let one little factor deter what we have going to date. I imply, yeah, he is a superb participant, however on the finish of the day, it is only one man so we received 25 different that have been pulling on the identical line to win these sequence. So we gotta give it some thought like that as a staff,” Duran added

Because the season progresses, Purple Sox followers will hope Jarren Duran and different Purple Sox gamers can again up these claims.