Jon Heyman Says Giants Are Ready to Dump Rafael Devers. The Problem Is That Contract.

The Rafael Devers experiment in San Francisco might be over before it ever really took off. According to a report from the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, the Giants are open to moving the former Red Sox star before this year’s trade deadline. That’s not just a rumor mill whisper. Heyman put it bluntly on social media, saying the Giants are willing to “dump” Devers the same way Boston did last winter.

The trigger this time? A dugout disagreement that went public. During a 2-1 loss to the Marlins on Sunday, Devers drew a walk in the ninth inning and then argued when manager Tony Vitello sent rookie Jonah Cox in to pinch-run for him. It wasn’t a subtle frustration. It was a scene. Devers later apologized and was back in the lineup Tuesday, but the damage to the narrative was already done.

The Real Problem Isn’t One Argument

The Giants are buried in the NL West. The season has been miserable. And when a team is losing and a high-paid star gets into a visible spat with the manager, people start asking questions. But here’s the thing: moving Devers isn’t as simple as finding a taker. His contract runs through 2033 and still has roughly $250 million on it. That’s not a salary another team just absorbs without serious financial gymnastics.

If the Giants want out, they’re probably going to have to eat a massive chunk of that money. And if rival GMs sense San Francisco is desperate, they’ll hold the leverage. That’s a bad spot for a front office that already gave up real assets to get Devers from Boston in the first place.

What This Says About Buster Posey’s Plan

This is the kind of moment that defines a front office. President of baseball operations Buster Posey inherited a team that swung big on Devers, hoping he’d be the anchor of a new era. Instead, the Giants are 18 games under .500 and their third baseman is involved in trade rumors less than 12 months after arriving. The move was supposed to be a franchise reset. Right now it looks like a detour. If San Francisco actually moves Devers, it’s a signal they’re ready to tear it down and start over again.

Whether that happens by the deadline depends on how much money Posey is willing to eat and how many teams are willing to gamble on a player who’s now been dumped twice in two years. So far, the market hasn’t been kind to the Giants. That might not change anytime soon.