Overview
- Devers, who spoke Wednesday in Philadelphia after a three-week quiet spell, said he is not frustrated and will stay with his swing.
- Through 29 games, he is batting .211/.250/.298 with two home runs, a strikeout rate near 31% and a 5% walk rate, and coaches say he is missing fastballs he used to drive.
- FanGraphs lists him at -0.7 WAR, placing him near the bottom of all qualified players to start 2026.
- San Francisco is 13-15 with a league-low 3.34 runs per game and an MLB-worst 5.6% team walk rate, underscoring a broader lineup problem.
- Buster Posey and manager Tony Vitello urged patience and pointed to his long track record as a middle-of-the-order hitter.