Slumping Giants In Shocking Free Fall Since Rafael Devers Trade With Red Sox

When the San Francisco Giants traded for Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox on June 15, it seemed like a classic case of the early bird getting the worm. Not only were the Giants getting a jump on the market, but they were also getting an extra six weeks of Devers’ bat by not waiting until the July 31 MLB Trade Deadline.

Unfortunately for them, Devers hasn’t provided the impact they were looking for.

The three-time All-Star has struggled since the trade, batting just .219 with four home runs, 15 RBI and 50 strikeouts in 37 games with San Francisco. He hasn’t looked good in the field and seems lost at the plate, going 2-for-22 with eight punchouts over his last six games.

The Giants have lost all of those games, scoring just 12 runs total. After getting swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates this week, they’ve lost eight straight home games and are just 2-12 over their last 14 games. They’ve lost four of their last five series, plummeting below .500 to 54-55.

The San Francisco Giants, who figured they would challenge the Dodgers for the NL West title after acquiring Rafael Devers, are now in a complete free-fall.
They have lost 11 of their last 13 games, are an MLB-worst 14-25 since June 13, and have lost 7 consecutive home games.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 30, 2025

It’s been a stunning fall for San Francisco, which was vying for first place in the National League West and looked like a playoff team at the time of the trade. The Giants are now nine games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and have just a 12.8% chance of making the playoffs (per FanGraphs) — down from 64.4% on the day of the trade.

Devers was supposed to bolster San Francisco’s lineup, but that hasn’t happened. The Giants have the worst record in baseball (13-24) and have scored the fewest runs in MLB (134) since the trade, averaging just 3.6 runs per game with Devers versus 4.3 runs per game without him.

Now, Buster Posey finds himself in a tough spot on the eve of the deadline. He’s already taken his big swing, but his team is six games out of a playoff spot and trending in the wrong direction. San Francisco should probably sell, but that would be hard to justify after heavily investing in this year’s roster via Devers, Willy Adames and Justin Verlander.

Meanwhile, the Red Sox have taken off since the trade. They have MLB’s best winning percentage (.708) in July and control a wild card spot, setting them up to potentially add at the deadline.

Boston doesn’t seem to miss Devers, while the Giants can only hope he helps salvage their season before it’s too late.