Spotrac puts his market value at 12 years, $539 million. ESPN's Jeff Passan also recently had Tucker in his rarefied air of players who could sign $500 million contracts. And if the Cubs are the ones making that happen, it's pretty unlikely they'll then turn around and trade for the roughly quarter of a billion dollars left on Devers' deal.

Devers' stance presents a problem for the Red Sox, both as they search for an effective replacement at first base and as it seems to widen a rift between the star player and the team's front office. But Tim Boyle, writing for FanSided, suggested that a trade with the New York Mets could offer some relief.

The Boston Red Sox could look to acquire a first baseman from the New York Mets after Rafael Devers said no to the positon change.