{"id":387455,"date":"2026-07-06T01:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T01:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387455\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T01:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T01:13:15","slug":"why-giants-have-to-trade-at-least-one-star-infielder-by-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387455\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Giants Have to Trade At Least One Star Infielder by Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco Giants<\/a> are going to be one of those teams that are going get a lot to trade nibbles before the Aug. 3 deadline. <\/p>\n

San Francisco is out of the playoff race, and the reset is going to start after the deadline. Part of that will be what the Giants are able trade away at the deadline. They have some attractive trade pieces, but they also have players that need room to grow. <\/p>\n

For that reason, it\u2019s possible the Giants could move multiple infielders at the trade deadline. <\/p>\n

Why Giants Infielders Could be Traded\"San<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants designated hitter Bryce Eldridge. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

USA Today\u2019s Bob Nightengale <\/a>wrote on Sunday that the Giants \u201cwould love\u201d to trade two of their infielders at the deadline. The key reason? San Francisco believes it needs to clear space for Bryce Eldridge<\/a> to play every day at first base as opposed to having him work as a semi-full time designated hitter. The franchise, per Nightengale, believes it is \u201cstunting his growth\u201d as an infielder. <\/p>\n

Entering Sunday\u2019s action he was slashing .280\/.368\/.484 with seven home runs and 19 RBI. He\u2019s only played 11 of his 46 games at first base. That\u2019s because Rafael Devers<\/a> plays that position on a more regular basis. The Giants have invested time into making Devers a competent first baseman. They need to put in that time with Eldridge too. <\/p>\n

While San Francisco would \u201clove\u201d to trade two infielders, it only needs to trade one to accommodate Eldridge. The move convenient move would be to trade Devers. It wouldn\u2019t be easy. <\/p>\n

Devers is still a terrific hitter. He\u2019s slashing .246\/.309\/.464 with 16 home runs and 45 RBI. He also leads the Majors with 24 doubles. He\u2019s adapted nicely to hitting at Oracle Park. But he carries a high cost. He is in the third year of a 10-year, $313.5 million deal he signed with Boston before the 2024 season. That\u2019s more than $30 million per year for the Giants \u2014 or the team that takes him on. He wouldn\u2019t be a free agent until 2034. <\/p>\n

His offense is attractive. His contract is not.<\/p>\n

The other way to do it would be to trade third baseman Matt Champam and move Devers back to his original position of third base. He played that position in Boston until he was ousted from it for Alex Bregman in 2025. <\/p>\n

Moving Chapman is more possible. He is in the second year of a six-year contract worth $151 million. He\u2019s valued at $25 million per year. He\u2019s a Gold Glove level defender, but his offensive decline may be coming before the end of his contract. He\u2019s slashing .235\/.324\/.368 with seven home runs and 42 RBI. He\u2019s also on the injured list. <\/p>\n

Eldrige has several years of team control ahead of him. He\u2019s the future. The Giants just need to move one infielder to make it work. Which one to move and how to do it will be the question that president of baseball operations Buster Posey<\/a> must grapple with the next month. <\/p>\n

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