Only a bean counter would worry about the money SF Giants are paying Rafael Devers

The Giants acquisition of Rafael Devers is being met with acclaim even if particular fans and media are overly concerned with how they spend their money Here s a scoop the Giants can afford it Even better vice president of baseball operations Buster Posey is more than willing to spend it Being fiscally responsible means taking a back seat to putting the best manageable product on the field and it s a welcome sight Cool and analytical as a driving force behind three World Series championships Posey as an executive is willing to take risks and live with the impact That much became clear when Posey in recent times described the San Francisco Standard s Tim Kawakami on a podcast he loved the much-maligned bargain engineered by G M Brian Sabean that sent pitcher Zack Wheeler to the New York Mets for slugging outfielder Carlos Beltran in late July of Wheeler then looked a lot like Kyle Harrison does now A promising prospect who had yet to show the kind of consistency to contribute to a association in a win now mode after winning the World Series in Wheeler eventually did develop into one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball first with the Mets and now with Philadelphia Beltran injured his hand spent particular time on the injured list and played in games hitting with seven homers and RBIs He was productive but it didn t put the Giants over the top He ended up being a half-season rental signing with the Cardinals after the season Wheeler should make his third National League All-Star encounter in July I just think it was such a bold move by Sabes bringing in Carlos Beltran one of the great hitters in the meeting Posey announced It was a signal to the group that he felt like we were in position to go out and win again There s an inclination among bean counters to be overly concern of what a unit spends It s too much It s too little But here s the truth An athlete is worth whatever he or she can get someone to pay And it s up to the gang to play the encounter of fitting it in a puzzle as it pertains to budget salary caps and luxury taxes It s a wasted exercise to wonder why the ers overpaid or underpaid to extend the contract of quarterback Brock Purdy to the tune of a maximum of million over five years Both sides agreed He s your quarterback End of story It makes little sense to bag on the Warriors because they traded for -year-old Jimmy Butler to join forces with -year-old Stephen Curry and -year-old Draymond Green and gave him a two-year million extension with the knowledge that he s burned a bridge or three as an NBA contestant The Warriors saw no sign of that Butler who saved the season in terms of making the playoffs and even winning a round against Houston Rafael Devers leaves the field after grounding out against the Giants at Oracle Park in Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group And there s no guarantee it will be all hearts and flowers with Devers after he balked at moving positions following the signing of Alex Bregman to play third base The Giants have a third baseman in Matt Chapman Maybe Devers will feel differently about playing first base with the Giants but there s also Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith to consider That s for manager Bob Melvin to figure out One way or the other Devers becomes the big bat in the heart of the order In other words the Giants are spending million over eight years for a designated hitter albeit one of the top left-handed bats in baseball So what Why would anyone be worried about how much the Giants spend In March Forbes Magazine put the Giants value at billion The club has invested in the area surrounding Oracle Park and sold a stake of the company to a private equity firm This isn t chosen cheapskate John Fisher operation and the whole idea of bringing in Posey predecessor Farhan Zaidi to turn nickels into dimes never made much sense Posey has never been an executive before but he spent time on the ownership board and helped broker a deal with Chapman He opened the checkbook for shortstop Willy Adames seven years million and so far it s been a struggle even with Adames picking up the pace of late If it doesn t work out with Devers the Giants can afford it If it doesn t work with Adames they can afford it They ve got a left-handed pitcher in Carson Whisenhunt in Sacramento who may be better than Harrison whom the Red Sox directly dispatched to Triple-A Pawtucket So yes it s a gamble by Posey but it s a good one If the deals don t work out then maybe ownership will tighten up the purse strings At least he tried But there has been particular wisdom in the way Posey has operated as well If he had listened to the fan base in the offseason the Giants would have brought back Blake Snell five years million to the Dodgers and or signed Corbin Burnes six years million to Arizona With the durable Logan Webb as the anchor of the rotation signing Justin Verlander for one year and million was a better gamble Verlander is scheduled to return to the rotation on Wednesday 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Beltran there s no guarantee things will go the way the Giants expect But don t worry about their money because they re not worried about yours