The Boston Red Sox traded Mookie Betts to Los Angeles and let Xander Bogaerts reach free agency and sign with the San Diego Padres within the last couple of years.
With Rafael Devers, however, they committed to a long-term deal.
They could have done the same with the former two, but that's a discussion for another day.
The important thing is that Devers signed a 10-year, $313.5 million contract to be the face of the Red Sox offense for the next decade.
His performance backs up his hefty payday, in case you were asking.
His power made him enter exclusive franchise territory.
"Rafael Devers' HR in the 8th inning was the 150th of his career. Tonight is his 721st career game, the 3rd fewest games to hit 150 HR in Red Sox franchise history. The only Red Sox to reach 150 HR faster? Ted Williams (664 games) & Jim Rice (711 games)," ESPN Stats & Info tweeted on Thursday night.
That's some pretty good company right there.
Ted Williams is the most influential player in franchise history, and Jim Rice was a feared slugger back in the day.
Those are the only two players to reach 150 career home runs faster than Devers, who is still just 26 and has the best years of his career ahead of him.
He is made for big things.
This season, he is slashing .240/.291/.558, but has 11 homers already.
The average and OBP will likely go up soon, as he is just too talented to hit .240 for long.
The Red Sox have a special hitters on their hands.
Hopefully he can stay healthy and show fans his immense talent for a long time.