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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.
While Yankees-Red Sox is the biggest rivalry on the east coast, Giants-Dodgers is the biggest rivalry on the west coast. In fact, the two teams have been rivals since they were both back in New York when they were the New York Gothams and Brooklyn Dodgers,
Andy Pages hit a game-turning three-run home run in the fifth inning, Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored two runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday night.
The San Francisco Giants will likely be buyers ahead of the trade deadline. How aggressive they are going to be isn't yet determined with new president of baseball operations Buster Posey hinting he might be a bit reserved.
Harrison has surrendered eight earned runs on 13 hits and three walks across 9 1/3 innings over his past two starts, while May has been sharp at home for the Dodgers. The Los Angeles starter has a tidy 2.97 ERA and 1.11 WHIP across his six home starts, and May has recorded 5+ strikeouts in five of the six with 10.0 K/9 and a 27.2 strikeout rate.
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