SF Gambling to Recruit 452 Billion Dollars, Lee Jung-hoo also became responsible for Winnow...It's a difficult player to recruit. This is your chance
Jun 16, 2025
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The San Francisco Giants have done something. On the 16th (Korea time), he turned the U.S. Major League around with a big trade. San Francisco has agreed to give up four pitchers, including pitchers Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison and Jose Bello, and outfielder James Tipps III, the No. 13 overall pick of last year's first-round pick, in a trade for Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox.
San Francisco President Buster Posey said in an interview with a U.S. local reporter immediately after the trade that Devers was hit hard. At this point, it's really hard to bring in a player with such a career and talent. We had to give up some pitchers, and we had to give up some first-round prospects last year. It was something you couldn't get without cost. But we thought this was a chance to do something" he said.
Devers seemed to be on the path of a one-club man, signing an 11-year contract with Boston for a total of $331 million (about 452 billion won) before the 2023 season. Devers is a veteran who made his big league debut in 2017 and has a batting average of 0.279 (1,136 hits in 4074 at-bats), 215 home runs, 696 RBIs and an OPS of 0.859 in 1,053 games. This year, there was a conflict with Boston over the position, and there was a change to first baseman after playing as a designated hitter. In the end, Boston cleared Devers.
The fact that San Francisco brought Devers, who has a huge ransom, means that he pressed the Winnow button. San Francisco ranks second in the National League West with 41 wins and 31 losses this season. He is two games behind the first-runner Los Angeles Dodgers (43-29). It was determined that it was a distance that could be overturned.
The San Francisco mound was evaluated as solid enough. The problem was attack power, but when Devers was recruited, he quenched his thirst for big guns. Recently, third baseman Matt Chapman, the main hitter, left due to a right-handed injury, which seems to have accelerated Devers' recruitment.
Lee Jung-hoo should lead San Francisco's fall with Devers, Chapman, and Willy Adames in terms of ransom and skills.
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The media continued 'More important calculations remain from a long-term perspective. Devers may postpone his annual salary of $7.5 million (about 10.2 billion won), but his contract is expected to be the largest in San Francisco's club history in an instant. In addition, San Francisco signed a six-year, $151 million (about 205.4 billion won) extension with Chapman in September last year, and agreed to a seven-year, $182 million (about 247.6 billion won) contract with Adames in December last year, piling up such big contracts. Center fielder Lee Jung-hoo also said, "We are in the second year of a six-year, $113 million contract." As he continued to explode large contracts and strengthened his depth, he expected to produce results this year.
The Major League website MLB.com pointed out that San Francisco, which has always been struggling in the FA market, finally had a star, but brought a designated hitter who was too expensive.
MLB.com said, `San Francisco missed Aaron Judge (New York Yankees), Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), and Carlos Correa (Minnesota Twins). San Francisco has always fallen short. Since the end of Posey's era, San Francisco's 40-man roster has felt like filling the space where the star should be with several pretty quality players. Now the star is here. Devers is a fantastic hitter. However, San Francisco has just signed a major extension contract with Chapman, so it should be considered that the third baseman position has been booked for the next few years. San Francisco certainly needs a first baseman, but Dominic Smith is taking over after Lamonte Wade Jr. went to the Los Angeles Angels. Devers' contract will last until he is in his late 30s, and it is highly likely that he will be tied up as a designated hitter for a really, really long time. That's what Boston was concerned about,' he said, looking at it as a recruit that could be a problem in the long run.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
