Most notably, the team lost first baseman Triston Casas to a season-ending knee injury and franchise slugger Rafael Devers has publicly refused to play as his substitute. But after Monday's loss, the Red Sox are now considering another drastic move for one of their most accomplished players.

Tanner Houck has an 8.04 ERA through nine starts this year, and with rotation decisions looming, the Red Sox might need to pivot.

The Boston Red Sox have had a long week and it continued on Monday. Boston got blown out by the Detroit Tigers, 14-2. On top of this, the speculation and rumors about designated hitter Rafael Devers continued.

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.

MLB insider Ken Rosenthal noted on Monday that the Red Sox entertaining a trade for a disgruntled Rafael Devers isn't 'far-fetched'.