Rafael Devers trade grades: Who won the surprising Red Sox-Giants deal?
When the Boston Red Sox acquired Alex Bregman to be the starting third baseman, they had hoped that Rafael Devers would be open to the move to designated hitter. Instead, Devers openly complained about the move to DH and started the season on a near-historic slump.
And though Devers' numbers have recovered since the beginning of the season, the Red Sox clearly felt the current situation with Bregman and Devers was untenable. That's what brought us to the shocking news on Sunday.
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The Red Sox are trading Devers to the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports. Let's get into the details and grades.
Details of the Giants-Red Sox trade
GIANTS GET: Rafael Devers
RED SOX GET: Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, James Tibbs and Jose Bello.
Giants grade:
The whole thing with Devers was that he wanted to play third base and evidently caused issues within the Red Sox once that wasn't going to happen. Matt Chapman is temporarily out with his hand injury, so Devers will get his wish, sure. But after that, what's to say that he won't cause the Giants issues once relegated to DH again?
The Giants will also absorb the remainder of the $313.5 million contract that will run until Devers is 36. That's a huge risk to take on a player who wasn't living up to the contract with his previous club. If the Giants can make it work with Devers, though, he'll be a huge addition.
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GRADE: C
Red Sox grade
The Red Sox clearly had bigger problems with Devers that went beyond the on-field performance. So, they went into these negotiations with little leverage, and the return showed that. Jordan Hicks — despite having an electric fastball — has been regressing each season since 2023. He was recently moved to the Giants bullpen due to his struggles (6.47 ERA), and he hasn't pitched in two weeks. Tibbs was the Giants' first-round pick last year and has power-hitting upside. But he's still years away from a potential MLB call-up. Harrison's rough outing against the Rockies also won't inspire confidence has a high-upside return.
Basically, the Red Sox wanted to shed that contract and move on from Devers. They didn't really care about a huge return.
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GRADE: D
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