The Red Sox shot for the moon in their Rafael Devers trade negotiations with the Giants. that Boston bra s had insisted upon 20-year-old first base prospect Bryce Eldridge in trade talks around Devers, Roman Quinn Jersey but the Giants refused to consider including him in the deal. The Red Sox instead settled for in exchange for the three-time All-Star. Eldridge, the Giants top prospect and the No. 19 prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline, is hitting .251/.323/.474 with 10 homers during stints in Double-A and Triple-A this season. San Francisco Giants Rafael Devers speaks at a news conference before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. AP Explore More Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said Devers wont stand in the way of Eldridges development We see his development path as the same, Posey said of the young slugger, per The Athletic. Hes going to keep (playing) first, keep developing at the plate. Its a conversation Raffy and I have had already about Bryce and the future that we potentially see him having. After refusing to play first base for the Red Sox amid a clash with the front office during his last weeks in Boston, in the field for San Francisco. Bryce Eldridge of the Richmond Flying Squirrels high-fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the game between the Erie SeaWolves and the Richmond Flying Squirrels at The Diamond on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia. Minor League Baseball via Getty Theyre the men in charge, Devers said of the Giants front office and coaching staff on Tuesday. Im here to play wherever they want me to play. Devers hit in the third spot of the Giants lineup as the designated hitter, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Giants manager Bob Melvin said he plans to play Devers at a little bit of DH and a little bit of first going forward. Devers declined to speak on the controversial ending to his nine-year tenure in Boston during his introductory pre s conference, saying: Im moving forward from the situation in Boston and looking forward to being a San Francisco Giant. Brandon Lowe Jersey