[Mick]

Very nice Devers stats indeed, but how did he do in April and May and June, and in close games, i.e., when his at-bats really mattered? By the all star break, the Giants were already ~ 20 games behind the Dodgers and the rest of the season had a bit of a spring training vibe. Sort of like Nick Kurtz for the A's in 2025. Not as impactful when your team is well on pace to lose almost 100 games.

Terrible in March/April. From May 1 onward, one of the best hitters in MLB. He wasn't the problem. And FWLIW, he hit much better as a DH than as a 1B, .825 OPS to .948 OPS.

As for his clutch stats, he was actually weakest when the team was ahead (.749 OPS) versus behind (.863 OPS) or tied (.994 OPS). He wasn't the problem.

Rafael Devers 2026 Batting Splits | Baseball-Reference.com

[Mick]

Very nice Devers stats indeed, but how did he do in April and May and June, and in close games, i.e., when his at-bats really mattered? By the all star break, the Giants were already ~ 20 games behind the Dodgers and the rest of the season had a bit of a spring training vibe. Sort of like Nick Kurtz for the A's in 2025. Not as impactful when your team is well on pace to lose almost 100 games.

Terrible in March/April. From May 1 onward, one of the best hitters in MLB. He wasn't the problem. And FWLIW, he hit much better as a DH than as a 1B, .825 OPS to .948 OPS.

As for his clutch stats, he was actually weakest when the team was ahead (.749 OPS) versus behind (.863 OPS) or tied (.994 OPS). He wasn't the problem.

Rafael Devers 2026 Batting Splits | Baseball-Reference.com