Yes it was the pitching of Cro Man, Gio, and Bello for long stretches that led to a lot better record after Raffy left, and not because Devers left. Most likely that record would have been better if Devers would have stayed, and it might have turned out differently against the Yankees in the postseason if Raffy’s bat would have been in the lineup. The Devers bashers just want to keep crying about how bad Devers was as a teammate, which they continue to do.