After the Giants pulled off the trade of the century, they need to go full throttle this trade deadline, and get another bat.

However, the Giants are 41-31 and just added Devers, who, when at his best, is an MVP-caliber player. That cannot be overlooked. These four reasons show why the Giants should be viewed as legitimate candidates to win the NL Pennant.

That’s because minutes before their 4:10 p.m. PST game against the Los Angeles Dodgers — a game they would lose 5-4 — news broke that the Giants were acquiring three-time All-Star Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for left-hander Kyle Harrison, right-hander Jordan Hicks, outfielder James Tibbs III and right-hander Jose Bello.