Legendary Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said players' egos sometimes play a big role in trades like the one Rafael Devers was involved in.

David Ortiz has chimed in on the stunning Rafael Devers trade. The Red Sox legend spoke to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal on Monday, saying the Devers-Red Sox relationship “wasn’t going to end well.”

The pointed comments from the two Red Sox legends suggest there's plenty of blame to go around in the saga that precipitated Sunday's blockbuster trade.