One thing everyone’s convinced of: We won’t see a bigger deadline trade than the bombshell Rafael Devers deal.

For one, that’s a monster in-season move involving one of the 10 biggest contracts and one of the 10-15 best hitters.

For another, there are fears throughout the industry this deadline could be an absolute dud. Here’s why, according to one GM: “The bad teams are really bad. What the hell do they have?”

Anyway, this trade was so monstrous it’s worth examining one more time from all the main perspectives.