The Boston Red Sox have traded three-time All-Star and former Portland Sea Dogs player Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants — a move that caught many by surprise.Devers, 28, is in the second season of a 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension he signed with the Red Sox in January 2023. He also seems destined for his fourth All-Star nod, as he is batting .272 with 15 home runs, 18 doubles and 58 runs batted in following Boston’s three-game sweep of the rival New York Yankees.However, Devers has been at odds with the team since the Red Sox signed fellow All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman during spring training and asked Devers to move to designated hitter. Devers insisted he was Boston’s third baseman, but he eventually agreed to make the switch to DH.Early last month, the Red Sox asked Devers about playing in the field again when first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury. But Devers declined and said the front office “should do their jobs” and look for another player. Those comments prompted Red Sox owner John Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to fly to Kansas City to meet with Devers and manager Alex Cora.Bregman then suffered a right quadriceps injury on May 23 and has been sidelined since, but Devers still remained at DH.In return for Devers, the Red Sox acquired right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks, left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs III and minor league pitcher Jose Bello. The Giants have reportedly agreed to pay all of Devers’ salary as part of the trade.Devers had been with the Red Sox organization since August 2013, when the team signed him as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic at the age of 16.In 2017, Devers was promoted to Double-A after spring training and played the first half of that season with the Sea Dogs. He hit a home run in his first at bat with Portland during the 2017 season opener at Hadlock Field.Devers played 77 games with the Sea Dogs, batting .300 with 18 homers, 19 doubles and 56 RBI. He earned a spot in the All-Star Futures Game, Major League Baseball’s premier showcase for top prospects, and was a midseason Eastern League All-Star.On July 14, 2017, Devers was promoted to Triple-A and after just nine games at that level, he was promoted to the Red Sox.Devers made his major league debut on July 25, 2017, and played in 1,053 games with Boston over a nine-season span. He has a career .279 batting average with 273 doubles, 215 home runs and 696 RBI.The two-time Silver Slugger Award winner helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018. Devers was the last remaining player from that championship team on Boston’s roster.Hicks, 28, was 5-12 with a 4.83 earned run average and 139 strikeouts in 42 games over two seasons with the Giants.Harrison, 23, is 9-9 with a 4.48 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 39 games for San Francisco over three seasons.Tibbs, 22, was the 13th overall pick in last year’s draft. He is hitting .246 with 12 homers and 32 RBIs in 57 games for Single-A Eugene of the Northwest League this season.Bello, 20, is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in eight games for the Giants’ rookie league team in Scottsdale, Arizona.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
The Boston Red Sox have traded three-time All-Star and former Portland Sea Dogs player Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants — a move that caught many by surprise.
Devers, 28, is in the second season of a 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension he signed with the Red Sox in January 2023. He also seems destined for his fourth All-Star nod, as he is batting .272 with 15 home runs, 18 doubles and 58 runs batted in following Boston’s three-game sweep of the rival New York Yankees.
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However, Devers has been at odds with the team since the Red Sox signed fellow All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman during spring training and asked Devers to move to designated hitter. Devers insisted he was Boston’s third baseman, but he eventually agreed to make the switch to DH.
Early last month, the Red Sox asked Devers about playing in the field again when first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury. But Devers declined and said the front office “should do their jobs” and look for another player. Those comments prompted Red Sox owner John Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to fly to Kansas City to meet with Devers and manager Alex Cora.
Bregman then suffered a right quadriceps injury on May 23 and has been sidelined since, but Devers still remained at DH.
In return for Devers, the Red Sox acquired right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks, left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs III and minor league pitcher Jose Bello. The Giants have reportedly agreed to pay all of Devers’ salary as part of the trade.
Devers had been with the Red Sox organization since August 2013, when the team signed him as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic at the age of 16.
In 2017, Devers was promoted to Double-A after spring training and played the first half of that season with the Sea Dogs. He hit a home run in his first at bat with Portland during the 2017 season opener at Hadlock Field.
Devers played 77 games with the Sea Dogs, batting .300 with 18 homers, 19 doubles and 56 RBI. He earned a spot in the All-Star Futures Game, Major League Baseball’s premier showcase for top prospects, and was a midseason Eastern League All-Star.
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On July 14, 2017, Devers was promoted to Triple-A and after just nine games at that level, he was promoted to the Red Sox.
Devers made his major league debut on July 25, 2017, and played in 1,053 games with Boston over a nine-season span. He has a career .279 batting average with 273 doubles, 215 home runs and 696 RBI.
The two-time Silver Slugger Award winner helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018. Devers was the last remaining player from that championship team on Boston’s roster.
Hicks, 28, was 5-12 with a 4.83 earned run average and 139 strikeouts in 42 games over two seasons with the Giants.
Harrison, 23, is 9-9 with a 4.48 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 39 games for San Francisco over three seasons.
Tibbs, 22, was the 13th overall pick in last year’s draft. He is hitting .246 with 12 homers and 32 RBIs in 57 games for Single-A Eugene of the Northwest League this season.
Bello, 20, is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in eight games for the Giants’ rookie league team in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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