It’s been a huge week for slugger Rafael Devers. It’s been a huge couple of weeks, for that matter. Over the last handful of weeks, the lefty has shown exactly why the San Francisco Giants were eager to take on the task of paying Devers hundreds of millions of dollars for the better part of the next decade.
He did such a good job showing that, in fact, that he was bestowed with an honor that is very rarely found around these parts: National League Player of the Week. Well, Co-Player of the Week, if we’re being technical, as Devers split the honor with Philadelphia Phillies home run machine Kyle Schwarber.
It’s a very well-deserved distinction for Devers, who went 11-27 with three home runs, two doubles, four walks, and 10 runs batted in during that stretch, and led the Giants to a 5-1 re