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Red Sox Fans Should Be Livid After Giants’ Rafael Devers Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
For a bit, it seemed like the Boston Red Sox may not regret the Rafael Devers trade. His start with the San Francisco Giants wasn't great. But now, Raffy is hot, and Red Sox fans can't be thrilled that he isn't on their team.
In a surprising turn of events, since the San Francisco Giants acquired slugger Rafael Devers, their offensive production has actually worsened.
The Boston Red Sox skipper made his stance on the San Francisco Giants and their franchise slugger very clear.
Perhaps starting slugger Rafael Devers at first base for the first time in his career was the shakeup the Giants needed to steer things in the right direction. Devers went 2-for-5 with a double and RB
Rafael Devers was penciled in the San Francisco Giants' lineup at first base on Tuesday for the first time since he was acquired from the Boston Red Sox.
The Giants do have plenty of arms waiting in the wings at Triple-A Sacramento, a list that includes Keaton Winn, Mason Black, Trevor McDonald and the trio of Carsons: Carson Ragsdale, Carson Seymour and Carson Whisenhunt.
Though the stunning trade of Rafael Devers to the Giants on Sunday will help the Red Sox lean into their youth movement, led by the Big Three of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow wanted to make one thing abundantly clear.
Very few hitters on the planet could do what Rafael Devers did on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta. He reached down for a pitch basically in the dirt, swung with pretty much one hand, and somehow launched a home run to right field anyway. Rafael Devers goes well below the zone to hit his 18th homer of the season pic.twitter.com/O1aEgetsBc