(06-15-2025, 04:15 PM)DC 86 Wrote: Giants acquiring Devers from Red Sox.
Details to be announced.
Great trade in my opinion. Giants take on Devers, one of the best bats in major league baseball, All Star three of the last four years, down ballot MVP votes each of the last four years. Led league with 54 doubles in 2019. They also take on all $250 million of Devers' contract.
Devers leads the AL in walks with 55, his splits are .271/.400/.494/.894 this season and .279/.349/509/.858 overall. WAR of 3.6, 4.5, 3.5 and 3.7 the last four years. 3x 100 RBI years, scored 100+ two years.
Giants traded Kyle Harrison, James Tibbs, Jose Bello and Jordan Hicks. Tibbs was their first round draft pick (#13 overall) now batting .245 in high A. Jose Bello is 20 and starting his third season in rookie ball, hasn't gone to high or low A yet. Jordan Hicks has a 6.47 ERA this year with a 1.541 WHIP and a $44 million, 4 year contract. Failed starter. Harrison has a 4.73 career ERA, and a 4.56 ERA this year. He's only 23. He's the "star" of the deal. He's 39-35 overall, 1.297 career WHIP.
Potential Problems
This was partly a salary dump by the Red Sox, and partly getting rid of a disgruntled player. This is the issue with Devers...he led all AL third basemen in errors every year between 2019 and 2024. This dude cannot field the hot corner. So he should really be the DH. Also, he's 6', 235 pounds, somewhat Panda-shaped.
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