David Ortiz Gives His Thoughts On Red Sox’s Trade Of Rafael Devers, Details His Rum Release

SportsMoneyDavid Ortiz Gives His Thoughts On Red Sox’s Trade Of Rafael Devers, Details His Rum ReleaseByDJ Siddiqi, Contributor

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More Devers to the San Francisco Giants. (Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images)Getty Images David Ortiz wasn't surprised over the Boston Red Sox's trade of All-Star Rafael Devers

The Red Sox surprised the baseball world with their sudden trade of Devers to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a number of young players including Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III and Jose Bello. "No, there's some situations at some point that players and teams have to move on because they don't agree on a situation," says Ortiz in a one-on-one interview when asked if he was surprised over the trade. "And I guess that's what it was

The team asked him to play multiple positions and I guess he didn't want to. " Devers and the Red Sox had disagreements over what position he would play

The 28-year-old wanted to continue playing third base, but was moved to designated hitter after Boston signed All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman

The three-time All-Star was in the midst of just the second year of a 10-year, $313. 5 million contract extension he had signed just a couple of years prior. "Wishing him all the best over there in San Francisco, continuing to be successful and now we have over $300 million where we can go and get someone that can agree with what we have going on over here," says Ortiz

The Red Sox have since struggled since the trade, going 5-8 since Devers was traded on June 15

Boston is currently 6. 5 games behind the New York Yankees

They were 37-36 when they traded Dever, with his last series as a member of the team occurring as they swept the Yankees

MORE FOR YOU Devers and the Giants have also struggled since the trade, with San Francisco going 4-10 since the trade

However, as Ortiz points out, Devers wasn't happy in Boston and it was time for both sides to move on

The three-time World Series champion had tried to reach out to Devers to give him advice -- they're both from the Dominican Republic -- while he was still with the Red Sox, but was unsuccessful. "Whatever makes you happy, it seems he wasn’t," says Ortiz of Devers. "It seems he wasn’t happy anymore and that’s exactly what happened

You can get stuck. " Ortiz is known as one of the greatest players in Red Sox history. "Big Papi" played 14 years in Boston, went to the All-Star Game 10 times and was named the World Series MVP in 2013

The 49-year-old certainly cemented his as an all-time great on the baseball diamond and now he's looking to do so in the world

Ortiz is releasing his first alcoholic drink called "Ozama Rum. " The Dominican-made rum brand is in reference to the Ozama River in Santo Domingo and celebrates Ortiz's heritage

He says the idea of releasing his own rum brand started a year-and-a-half ago and details why this rum stands out from others in the market. "Rum is something that we're known worldwide (Dominican Republic) because of the ingredients and the sugar cane," says Ortiz. "Getting into that was something that turned out to be special, especially if you put it into a premium ground and that's exactly what we did. " Ortiz says he was further encouraged by starting his own rum brand because it meant creating jobs in his country. "What encouraged me was basically creating jobs and the purpose of Osama River, doing," says Ortiz. "That's what I do nowadays

It's a combination of a lot of good things that are behind us

We are trying to let people know every single detail it

I'm very excited. " Ortiz says the back from people has been amazing, with some saying they don't experience a hangover the next day from drinking the rum. "It's a premium rum, 100% Dominican," says Ortiz of Ozama Rum. "The back from people has been amazing

We come out with a really good formula

I tell you what, it doesn't give me any hangover

I don't want to mote that

It's a really good rum

We spent a lot of quality time putting it together

We had a really good and amazing team right behind

I hope everything continues moving forward the way it is right now. " The Red Sox great has previously been associated with alcohol brands – beer and whiskey – but they were to mote the companies

Ozama Rum is Ortiz’s company and is the owner of the brand

Ortiz details the long-term objective of his rum release and says the market is the “pop off” for rum

David Ortiz wasn't surprised over the Boston Red Sox's trade of All-Star Rafael Devers

The Red Sox surprised the baseball world with their sudden trade of Devers to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a number of young players including Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, James Tibbs III and Jose Bello. "No, there's some situations at some point that players and teams have to move on because they don't agree on a situation," says Ortiz in a one-on-one interview when asked if he was surprised over the trade. "And I guess that's what it was

The team asked him to play multiple positions and I guess he didn't want to. " Devers and the Red Sox had disagreements over what position he would play

The 28-year-old wanted to continue playing third base, but was moved to designated hitter after Boston signed All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman

The three-time All-Star was in the midst of just the second year of a 10-year, $313. 5 million contract extension he had signed just a couple of years prior. "Wishing him all the best over there in San Francisco, continuing to be successful and now we have over $300 million where we can go and get someone that can agree with what we have going on over here," says Ortiz

The Red Sox have since struggled since the trade, going 5-8 since Devers was traded on June 15

Boston is currently 6. 5 games behind the New York Yankees

They were 37-36 when they traded Dever, with his last series as a member of the team occurring as they swept the Yankees

Devers and the Giants have also struggled since the trade, with San Francisco going 4-10 since the trade

However, as Ortiz points out, Devers wasn't happy in Boston and it was time for both sides to move on

The three-time World Series champion had tried to reach out to Devers to give him advice -- they're both from the Dominican Republic -- while he was still with the Red Sox, but was unsuccessful. "Whatever makes you happy, it seems he wasn't," says Ortiz of Devers. "It seems he wasn't happy anymore and that's exactly what happened

You can get stuck. " Ortiz is known as one of the greatest players in Red Sox history. "Big Papi" played 14 years in Boston, went to the All-Star Game 10 times and was named the World Series MVP in 2013

The 49-year-old certainly cemented his as an all-time great on the baseball diamond and now he's looking to do so in the world

Ortiz is releasing his first alcoholic drink called "Ozama Rum. " The Dominican-made rum brand is in reference to the Ozama River in Santo Domingo and celebrates Ortiz's heritage

He says the idea of releasing his own rum brand started a year-and-a-half ago and details why this rum stands out from others in the market. "Rum is something that we're known worldwide (Dominican Republic) because of the ingredients and the sugar cane," says Ortiz. "Getting into that was something that turned out to be special, especially if you put it into a premium ground and that's exactly what we did. " Ortiz says he was further encouraged by starting his own rum brand because it meant creating jobs in his country. "What encouraged me was basically creating jobs and the purpose of Osama River, doing," says Ortiz. "That's what I do nowadays

It's a combination of a lot of good things that are behind us

We are trying to let people know every single detail it

I'm very excited. " Ortiz says the back from people has been amazing, with some saying they don't experience a hangover the next day from drinking the rum. “The vision right now is basically keeping up with the good quality rum coming out of Dominican Republic,” says Ortiz. “That’s the vision right now

I feel the market is saturated by a lot of things, wine, whiskey you name it

But I feel the rum market is to pop out. ” Ortiz says he was recently talking to a distributor from India – the most populated country in the world -- and they say that the most distributed beverage is rum

That gives him confidence that Ozama Rum has a bright future. “We did a study it and the only way you can take that to the next level, is coming out with a new quality rum and moting it the right way,” says Ortiz. “Get people involved, show your passion

We’re just trying to build something that people are already familiar with

We just want to show you how good of a quality we have and how fun it can be, because with this rum, we have a mixer that ladies love because of how creative it is putting fruity drinks with a rum together. ” The Santo Domingo native says he hopes to bring people together with his rum release, which draws from his own memories of growing up with his family and having “fun” while getting together on the weekends. “We’re trying to make it fun, because that’s what that’s what life is all," says Ortiz. “When I was thinking this rum, it brings me back to the memories of my family when I was a kid

When they got together during the weekend, the olders, they bring those bottles around just to hang out, having fun at the family s, and as a kid, you’re running around, watching the adults have fun

That’s what it’s all – the union, love, family, you name it. ” Editorial StandardsRes & PermissionsLOADING PLAYER.