Could Dodgers own Red Sox again with franchise-shaking trade amid Rafael Devers drama?

The 2020 Dodgers-Red Sox trade that got Mookie Betts to LA might be the most impactful trade the Dodgers have ever made, but bringing it up in Boston would be a surefire way to get a sports bar full of Sox fans to either cry or get really, really angry (or both). Clearly, Betts has become an indispensable part of the Dodgers' lineup, but Red Sox ownership were left with a betrayed fanbase and a lot to answer for.

Red Sox front office drama is a lot of fun to watch from afar, and they've had no shortage of it this year. The Rafael Devers drama started in the offseason, when Boston signed Alex Bregman, leaving them and Devers to publicly snipe at each other over who would play third base. Devers eventually capitulated and moved into a full-time DH role, and that should've been the end of it.

Of course, it wasn't. Triston Casas ruptured his patellar tendon last week, ending his season and leaving the Red Sox without a clear option for first base. The saga that's followed has been a rollercoaster already and it's a lot to keep up with, but to summarize: the Red Sox (specificaly, either Craig Breslow or Alex Cora, though it's unclear) asked Devers if he'd be willing to move to first. Devers avoided the media for days, knowing what their line of questioning would be, but he broke his silence to say no, he was not going to move to first base.

There's a lot more too it, involving some dubious translation work and Devers (maybe) telling the front office to do their jobs and hit the market for a first baseman, but the clear schism that's developed between him and management has started a frenzy of trade rumors.

Could the Dodgers repeat history here, and nab another face of the Red Sox franchise because of mismanagement from the front office?

It'd be really funny if the Dodgers stole another Red Sox megastar as Rafael Devers wars with Boston's front office

Sure, Devers' contract won't look pretty in its last few years, when he's in his late 30s and is probably injured all the time, but he'd be perfect over the next five or so years for the Dodgers' offense-first approach. Sure, he might be one of the worst defensive third basemen in the league if not the worst, but do the Dodgers really care about defense anyway? Max Muncy could be a free agent after this season is over.

The likelihood is low that even the Red Sox front office would be foolish enough to turn their fans on them even more with another blockbuster trade specifically to the Dodgers, but it's a very fun thought experiment. The Dodgers and Red Sox have been frequent trade partners in recent years, even after the Betts trade, and the Dodgers have the money to pay him. It'd be earth-shattering for Red Sox fans, for sure, but Dodgers fans would find it hilarious.