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2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Rafael Devers’ 2025 season was a landscape-shifting campaign that saw the face of the Red Sox franchise traded in a June blockbuster. Before the trade, tension had mounted in Boston as the team moved him off third base following the signing of Alex Bregman, a move Devers reportedly resisted. Despite the organizational friction and a bout of left shoulder inflammation that sidelined him late in the year, he delivered elite power numbers. Across 163 combined games for the Red Sox and Giants, Devers slashed .252/.372/.479 with 35 home runs and 109 RBI. While his batting average hit a career low, his underlying power metrics were career-best, ranking in the 97th percentile for exit velocity and the 94th percentile for barrel rate.

The 2026 season marks Devers' first full year in San Francisco, where he is now the centerpiece of a $313.5 million investment. Under manager Tony Vitello, the 29-year-old has officially transitioned away from third base, with the Giants utilizing him as their primary first baseman and designated hitter. This shift allows Matt Chapman to anchor third base while keeping Devers’ "aircraft carrier" bat in the heart of the order. He is expected to hit third, positioned between contact-specialist Luis Arraez and slugger Willy Adames, creating one of the most formidable infield scoring cores in the National League.

For fantasy managers, Devers remains an elite power anchor, though his value is now tied to a different position group, with an ADP around 40.