Devine was part of a five-for-one trade that sent him, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, Carl Morton and $200,000 from the Braves to the Rangers for Jeff Burroughs on December 9, 1976.
The trade involved Devine, along with four other players (Henderson, May, Moret, and Morton), and a cash payment of $200,000 being exchanged between the Braves and the Rangers on December 9, 1976 for Jeff Burroughs.