Red Sox trade Rafael Devers to Giants
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"A little bit of DH and a little bit of first base,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said about Devers's role with the team.
Manager Alex Cora said he did not watch Rafael Devers’ San Francisco Giants introductory press conference Tuesday.
The win arrived in Boston's first game since the stunning trade of All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. Starting pitcher Lucas Giolito was credited with the win after throwing six shutout innings.
The anecdote serves to illustrate the reputation the pitcher-turned-executive has cultivated in Boston, which traded its best hitter to San Francisco on Sunday.
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A big left-handed bat, Sandoval believes Devers will thrive at Oracle Park because of its dimensions. Away from the Pesky Pole, Fenway Park has a notoriously deep right field, so Sandoval thinks it’ll be easier for Devers to pull home runs in San Francisco.
Losing Rafael Devers via trade, in this fashion, is an issue with fault up and down the Red Sox organization. The post Forget Mookie Betts. Rafael Devers is an organization failure to trump them all.
The San Francisco Giants' stunning deal to acquire Rafael Devers from the Red Sox could mean another hurdle for the Dbacks.