ESPN.com · Jun 16, 2025
Rafael Devers to the Giants?! Grading a shocking blockbuster
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The trade: The San Francisco Giants acquire DH Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox for LHP Kyle Harrison, RHP Jordan Hicks, OF prospect James Tibbs and minor league RHP Jose Bello.
It's rare we get an out-of-the-blue trade featuring one of the game's best hitters; it's even more rare when it happens in the middle of June between two teams in playoff contention. Given everything Rafael Devers and the Red Sox have battled throughout this season -- his initial anger at being moved off third base when the team signed Alex Bregman and later his refusal to move to first base when Triston Casas went down with an injury -- maybe it's not as surprising as it first appears.
