Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants
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The Red Sox asked Devers to play first base after telling him he’d only be a designated hitter this season. He declined, but first base may be the Giants’ biggest need. Would he have a
The Sox authorized chief Devers antagonist/chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to send him packing in a seismic trade with the Giants on Sunday because he was setting a bad example for the prized prospects,
Since Barry Bonds retired in 2007, the San Francisco Giants have not had a player launch 30 homers in a season. That not-so-fun fact — which has stretched through a golden era of San Francisco baseball — is, all of a sudden, in jeopardy. That’s because Rafael Devers, he of 215 career long balls, is now a San Francisco Giant.
Posey’s bold, brash, and perhaps even reckless trade for three-time All-Star slugger Rafael Devers on Sunday is a big black-and-orange stamp from the new director of baseball operations on the Giants organization.
Minutes after the San Francisco Giants landed Rafael Devers in a stunning blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox, podcaster and Boston super fan Bill Simmons was already peddling a conspiracy theory online.
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Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and team president Sam Kennedy are meeting with the media on Zoom to discuss the trade of Rafael Devers to the Giants.