The Giants’ messy situation could open a door the Yankees can’t ignore.
If San Francisco really is willing to listen on almost everyone, Rafael Devers suddenly becomes the kind of name that changes the conversation. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reported Monday that the Giants are making nearly the entire roster available, with only outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and ace Logan Webb off limits.
“The Giants are sending the message nearly everyone is available but outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and ace Logan Webb,” Heyman reports. “But in their condition, perhaps they could be talked into it.”
Devers wasn’t mentioned specifically, but that’s exactly why his name has to be in the mix. He’s the sort of expensive star a team can only move if it’s serious about reshaping things, and his contract is no small obstacle. Spotrac says he’s owed $28.5 million per year through 2033, carrying him to his age-36 season.
That kind of money narrows the field fast. The Yankees are one of the few clubs that could actually take it on.
And from a baseball standpoint, it makes sense. Third base has been a problem spot for New York since the trade that sent Gio Urshela to the Twins. Since 2022, the Yankees have posted a 93 wRC+ at the position, which ranks 16th in baseball, along with a .683 OPS that sits 19th.
Devers would change that immediately. He’s a career .274/.347/.504 hitter with a 126 wRC+, and even in what’s been a down year by his standards, he’s still hitting .249/.319/.479 with a 118 WRC+.
There’s also a fit issue that could work in New York’s favor. In San Francisco, he’s pulling fly balls at a 15.6% clip, and that may be by design. Put that same bat in Yankee Stadium, and the short porch in right field could turn some of those balls into damage in a hurry.
That’s where Devers already does his best work. On balls he lifts in the air, he’s hitting .407 with a .641 wOBA and an average exit velocity of 94.9 mph.
He’s already shown what that power looks like when he gets a hold of one. Earlier this month, he crushed a ball in Colorado, sending it to the upper deck in right.
There are questions beyond the bat, of course. Devers has drawn some character concerns, including being outspoken about how he was used defensively in Boston and, more recently, shooing away a pinch runner in the ninth inning.
But the Yankees have seen enough of him to know what he can do in their park. In 64 all-time games at Yankee Stadium, he’s hit .266 with an .855 OPS and 18 home runs.
And then there’s the Boston angle, which would make this even louder. Devers’ exit from the Red Sox was abrupt, coming in a trade on a random Sunday afternoon in June after he homered off Max Fried.
He came up through Boston’s system, helped them win the 2018 World Series, and was paid well for it. He’s also the kind of player who has tended to rise when the moment gets bigger, with eight home runs in 89 postseason at-bats.
If the Yankees ever needed a bat with some bite, this is it. Devers in pinstripes would not just fill a hole at third. It would give New York another middle-of-the-order force alongside Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, and it would give Red Sox fans a nightmare they’d have to watch unfold in real time.
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