On Sunday, the Red Sox made waves after trading Rafael Devers to the Giants to seemingly end the drama stemming from the team's decision to ask him to

As John Henry and the Fenway Sports Group are the owners of both clubs, a conspiracy theory immediately circulated that the Red Sox were forced to trade Devers because Liverpool had landed Wirtz. On WEEI’s Greg Hill Show Monday morning, Boston’s Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow shot that idea down emphatically.

Minutes after the San Francisco Giants landed Rafael Devers in a stunning blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox, podcaster and Boston super fan Bill Simmons was already peddling a conspiracy theory online.