Papelbon said he’d been part of that type of scenario himself. The former closer said that then-manager Terry Francona told him to throw at Manny Ramirez after the slugger had been traded to the Chicago White Sox in 2010.

Even with that lead up, it didn't make it any less shocking when the Red Sox traded their homegrown star to the San Francisco Giants on June 15. In return, the Red Sox picked up pitchers Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks, and prospects James Tibbs and Jose Bello, in a trade that was first reported by Fansided.