Vibes were immaculate for the San Francisco Giants when they acquired Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox.

Taking on Devers’ massive contract was a narrative secondary to the main point for the Giants: they’d just added one of baseball’s best hitters to the lineup. However, things have gone south for San Francisco in the Devers era, and now even manager Bob Melvin’s job might be in jeopardy.

The Giants are 18-31 since the Devers deal and have inexplicably lost 14 of their last 15 games at Oracle Park. Devers has struggled in a Giants uniform, hitting just .221 with seven home runs. Injuries to key players like Matt Chapman and the bullpen have hurt Melvin’s club. The starting rotation hasn’t performed up to expectations, either.

Critics of Melvin will claim that he hasn’t used Dever

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