The Red Sox asked Devers to play first base after telling him he’d only be a designated hitter this season. He declined, but first base may be the Giants’ biggest need. Would he have a

Minutes after the San Francisco Giants landed Rafael Devers in a stunning blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox, podcaster and Boston super fan Bill Simmons was already peddling a conspiracy theory online.

Posey’s bold, brash, and perhaps even reckless trade for three-time All-Star slugger Rafael Devers on Sunday is a big black-and-orange stamp from the new director of baseball operations on the Giants organization.