It’s been explained more than once on here by more than one poster why the Red Sox had a lot better record after Devers was dealt than before, and that had to do with the run of very good starting pitching over an extended period of time by Crochet, Bello, and Gio, and most likely the record would have been even better if Devers was still on the team, and most likely also Devers would have made a difference if not a big difference against the Yankees in the postseason.