Rafael Devers

Rafael Devers

29-Year-Old First Baseman1B
San Francisco Giants
2026 Stats
AVG
.258
HR
35
RBI
92
R
86
SB
0
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Devers' 2025 season was a whirlwind. In his very first interview with the press in spring training, Devers indicated he would not be willing to move to designated hitter to accommodate the arrival of Alex Bregman to the Red Sox lineup, saying "third base is my position." While Devers changed his tune and opened the year at DH, he butted heads with the front office again in May when it asked him to replace the injured Tristan Casas at first base, with Devers refusing. Before long, Devers would be gone from the organization, dealt to San Francisco in mid-June in what was essentially a salary dump. Devers totaled 20 homers in just 90 games after the trade, bringing him to 35 for the season, although his overall numbers were down a bit with the Giants as his strikeout rate jumped to close to 30 percent. Ironically, Devers ended up making 28 starts at first base for San Francisco, gaining eligibility there for 2026. He's now in a notoriously pitcher-friendly home park, but Devers, a three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger, has already had time to adjust and should be more settled in and comfortable by the start of the upcoming campaign. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#53
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Bats L
Throws R
40 Man Yes
Height 6'0"
Weight 245
DOB 10/24/1996
Born Sanchez, DR
College None
Drafted 2013 BOS
Signed a 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension with the Red Sox in January of 2023. Traded to the Giants in June of 2025.
Getting first day off this season
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 9, 2026
Devers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
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It's the first day off this season for the red-hot Devers, who is 11-for-30 with five home runs in his first eight contests this month. Bryce Eldridge will handle first base, while Turner Hill will grab a start at designated hitter as the Giants try to complete a series sweep.
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25
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72
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18
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+46%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+81%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+23%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+44%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .665 679 70 20 78 0 .220 .292 .374
Since 2024vs Right .969 1275 202 78 206 4 .283 .391 .578
2026vs Left .562 215 17 7 20 0 .178 .242 .320
2026vs Right 1.020 409 69 28 72 0 .303 .391 .629
2025vs Left .740 240 26 9 38 0 .241 .325 .415
2025vs Right .909 489 73 26 71 1 .258 .395 .514
2024vs Left .686 224 27 4 20 0 .240 .304 .382
2024vs Right .986 377 60 24 63 3 .293 .385 .601
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+9%
OPS at Home
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+2%
OPS on Road
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+11%
OPS at Home
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+19%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .897 964 141 50 159 1 .272 .368 .528
Since 2024Away .824 990 131 48 125 3 .249 .344 .480
2026Home .848 295 41 17 56 0 .258 .329 .519
2026Away .867 329 45 18 36 0 .259 .350 .517
2025Home .894 384 55 20 62 1 .262 .383 .511
2025Away .804 345 44 15 47 0 .241 .359 .445
2024Home .950 285 45 13 41 0 .301 .389 .561
2024Away .799 316 42 15 42 3 .247 .323 .477
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How does Rafael Devers compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.43
 
BB Rate
10.9%
 
K Rate
25.5%
 
BABIP
.297
 
ISO
.260
 
AVG
.258
 
OBP
.340
 
SLG
.518
 
OPS
.858
 
wOBA
.367
 
Exit Velocity
91.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
41.8%
 
Barrels/PA
2.2%
 
Expected BA
.221
 
Expected SLG
.402
 
Sprint Speed
20.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
39.3%
 
Line Drive %
16.5%
 
Fly Ball %
44.2%
 
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Devers delivered a typically productive season, albeit dampened by lingering soreness in both of his shoulders, costing him the last eight games of the year. The shoulder issues were not reflected in his numbers, with Devers nearly matching the previous season's performance. Though, he took a slightly different path, with his highest strikeout rate since 2020, but with more walks and his highest barrel rate since 2021. Devers chased less; his contact in and out of the zone dipped, perhaps due to his aching shoulders. He's expected to be fully healthy in the spring. His glove at the hot corner remains an issue, with his -9 defensive runs saved marking eight straight seasons in which Devers was a below average defender. Moving to first base, or even DH, could be in the works, but for at least one more season, Devers checks in as one of the most consistently productive third basemen.
Terence Mann told us in Field of Dreams that the one constant through all the years is baseball. He was wrong; the one constant is Devers continues to rake in Boston whether they are in a boom year contending for a title or a bust year beginning another refresh cycle as the club was in 2023. Devers finished just inside the top 30 overall fantasy players in 2023 despite the lineup issues around him with the early injury to Duvall and the ups and downs of the the youngsters Casas and Duran. Devers continued his Saberhagenmetric cycle of 30 homer & 100+ RBI seasons in odd-numbered seasons but may have fallen into the trap of the new shifting rules. Devers had his highest pull percentage in five seasons and hit for his lowest full-season batting average since 2018. His StatCast measures are still extremely red, in a good way, nearly across the board as he enters the prime years for power hitters.
Coming out of the break, Devers .324/.379/.602 was pacing for a career-best year. He then spent 10 days on the IL with a sore hamstring. After returning, Devers was unable to recapture form, posting a .248/.325/.383 line the rest of the way. Other than the 1.5-mph drop in fly-ball exit velocity, Devers' underlying skills weren't much different over the second half, but his BABIP dropped from .353 to .289. For the season, he still managed a career-best 140 wRC+, but a drop in homers and a less potent Red Sox lineup resulted in fewer than 90 runs and 90 RBI for Devers. He eclipsed the century mark in each of the prior two full seasons. His defense remained below average, but he showed signs of improvement. With Devers still just 26-year-old, his best season is probably yet to come. He doesn't run, but Devers crushes the rest of the categories. He may not be first-round material, but he's in the discussion.
While he arrived there a little differently, Devers essentially matched 2019's breakthrough campaign, posting a 134 wRC+, two ticks higher than in 2019. Devers hit for a higher average two years ago, but last season he set a new career best with 38 homers. Hitting flyballs at a greater frequency and with a career-high avgEV fueled the spike. Devers recorded a career-low 36.1% chase rate, though it was still five points above league average. However, he was a bit more aggressive within the zone, showing signs of maturing plate discipline. Defense remains a huge issue as Devers' -13 defensive runs saved was by far the worst mark at the hot corner, though it appears a position change is at least a year away. Devers doesn't run enough to be an elite fantasy batter, but he checks all the other boxes: durability, great home park, solid lineup and young enough to get better. Draft with confidence.
Devers had a breakout 2019 campaign with 32 home runs and a 132 wRC+, but he took a step back during the shortened 2020 season. The 24-year-old appeared to have his strikeout issues under control, but then his strikeout rate ballooned to 27.0% while his walk rate dropped to 5.2%, both of which represent the worst marks of his admittedly young career. Most of the issues came during July, as he went 5-for-29 with four doubles and one walk in eight games. He also continues to struggle against left-handed pitching (.613 OPS), which could end up limiting his ceiling if he doesn't figure them out. A rebound season in 2021 seems like a good bet if Devers can bring his strikeout rate back down, though he may have a tough time replicating the impressive numbers from 2019 that resulted in a 12th-place finish in AL MVP voting.
We have seen this script before: positive rookie year followed by a sophomore slump, and then a huge breakout year. Devers dedicated himself to getting into shape after his disappointing 2018 season, and the hard work paid off with a monster offensive season in 2019. His exit velocity, hard-hit rate and expected batting average were each in the 90th percentile, and he drastically reduced his strikeout rate from 25% to 17% last season. He has power to all fields, but also can be neutralized by lefties as he had a .996 OPS vs righties but a .744 OPS against lefties last season with just seven of his 32 homers coming off southpaws. It is unlikely there is another step forward coming in 2020, because it is nearly impossible to expect Devers to get over 700 plate appearances in consecutive years. Devers could be dealing with the pressures to do even more with the bat to make up for what Boston loses this winter.
Devers celebrated his 22nd birthday during Game 2 of the 2018 World Series, when many prospects are resting after their Triple-A campaign, so there's plenty of time to improve in deficient areas. Devers' ability to handle velocity and hang in against southpaws heads his skill set. He needs to work on consistency at the dish and in the field, but that should come with experience. Once Boston handed him the reins at the hot corner in the playoffs, his defense rose to the occasion. Contact is Devers' biggest batting woe. His 6.1% Barrels/PA was 91st in the league, impressive for his age. His .281 BABIP seems low according to Statcast data, though his line-drive rate was below average. Still, positive regression is likely. His second-half hamstring issues shouldn't be much of a concern after his playoff performance. Be aggressive but not overly so as Devers may still sit against some lefties. The long-term upside as a perennial All-Star is still on course.
The Red Sox decided to give Devers a look rather than trade for a third baseman at the deadline, and Devers proved up to the challenge as he more than held his own against top-level pitching as a 20-year-old. Devers posted a .344 wOBA and 111 wRC+ in 240 plate appearance and showed an ability to easily catch up to premium velocity. He was fortunate on balls in play (.342 BABIP), but Devers' strikeout rate was entirely manageable at 23.8 percent and the quality of the contact he made was excellent (89.5 mph average exit velocity). Devers beat up on same-handed pitching, albeit in a small sample, and he continued his success into the ALDS. A 9.7 percent walk rate in 77 games at Double-A last season hints at room for growth in that department as the former top prospect matures, and the lineup is conducive to compiling strong run and RBI totals. Fenway traditionally isn't great for lefty power, but Devers' bat is good enough to overcome the park.
Devers' future with Boston became a whole lot clearer in a matter of hours at the MLB Winter Meetings. That's when president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski traded prospects Yoan Moncada and Mauricio Dubon, and Travis Shaw, who started more games at third base than any other player last season. There's now a direct line from Pablo Sandoval in Fenway Park to Devers, who should start the 2017 season at Double-A Portland. As a 19-year-old in the Carolina League, where the average age is 22, Devers overcame an awful start to become a postseason All-Star selection, slashing .282/.335/.443/.779 with 11 homers and 32 doubles. The Carolina League, particularly the park in Salem, notoriously suppresses power, so expect to see an uptick in homers when he moves north to Portland. He also added an element of speed, posting career highs in triples (eight) and stolen bases (18), a testament to him showing up in better shape.
Devers did nothing to diminish his prospect status in 2015, slashing .288/.329/.443 as an 18-year-old for Low-A Greenville in the South Atlantic League. As a matter of fact, he enhanced his status, moving up from number 99 in Baseball America’s top-100 list at the start the season to number 15 in their mid-season adjusted rankings. All the projectable skills remain — Devers has an advanced-for-his-age plate approach, proper swing mechanics, and can spray the ball to all fields. He is solidly built and projects to be a future middle-of-the-order power hitter, but his stroke right now lends itself to more doubles power — his 38 two-baggers were second in the Sally League. As he matures and gets stronger, Devers should develop plus power to go with a plus hit tool. He will remain on a third-base track for now, but could end up at DH long term. Devers should begin his age-19 season at High-A Salem.
Devers, considered the jewel of Boston's international free-agent signings in 2013, spent his first full year in the Boston organization in 2014, using his advanced hitting skills to tear up the Dominican Summer League and the Gulf Coast League. He slashed .322/.404/.506 with seven homers in 302 plate appearances. The Red Sox are quite pleased with his plate approach and ability to hit to all fields. They also saw improved defense from Devers, a solidly built 18-year-old who will remain at third base for the time being. He may add more bulk as he matures, something that could reduce his lateral quickness and necessitate a move to first base or left field. Look for Devers to make the progression to short-season Lowell with the potential to reach Low-A Greenville in the second half of 2015.
Devers, a 17-year-old that was one of the top international free agents, is all projection at this point. This coming season will be his first full one in the organization. At such a young age, Devers is still growing and may add too much weight, putting a move to first base in order. At this point, though, third base is home and he's showed enough instincts to stay there. Regardless of his eventual position, there is a lot of upside here.
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Multi-hit effort in win Monday
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 8, 2026
Devers went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Cardinals.
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Writes name in Giants record book
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 6, 2026
Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Mets.
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Monster performance in loss
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 4, 2026
Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, a walk and five RBI in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Mets.
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Power surge continues Wednesday
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 2, 2026
Devers went 2-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored during the Giants' 5-4 extra-inning win over the Pirates on Wednesday.
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Homers again Tuesday
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 2, 2026
Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and two walks in Tuesday's 13-12 loss to the Pirates.
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Joins prestigious list
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 6, 2026
Devers launched two homers in a 9-5 win over the Mets on Saturday, giving him five home runs in as many games this month while becoming the third Giant since at least 1900 to tally at least six homers and seven or more walks in a six-game span in a season, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com.
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This is a prestigious list, since the only other two Giants to have achieved this feat were Willie Mays in 1958 and Barry Bonds in 2004. Devers endured a rough start to the season but has been outstanding since May, posting the third-best wRC+ in the majors at 157, trailing only Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Alvarez.
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