The blockbuster trade was the culmination of eroded trust, fraying relationships and a deeper breakdown inside one of MLB's most visible franchises.

After the Red Sox sent shockwaves through MLB on Sunday night by trading cornerstone Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants for four players, many people began wondering what could be next for Boston, which has been relieved of Devers’ remaining $255 million salary over the next eight-plus years.

A former high-ranking Red Sox executive who spent 17 years inside the organization unloaded on his former employer over the botched Rafael Devers situation.