Why Rafael Devers' Massive Turnaround For Giants Was Entirely Predictable

As bad as Devers' April was, his May turnaround was entirely predictable. He's been a notoriously slow starter throughout his career, whereas May is often one of his best months.

Historically, March/April has been the worst month of Devers' career, producing his fewest home runs, lowest slugging percentage and lowest OPS.

By comparison, May has been his second-best month after July, yielding his most home runs and second-highest average, OBP and slugging.

Devers' career OPS soars from .776 in March/April to .945 in May. Some players are simply slow starters, and Devers is one of them.

The same thing happened last summer when Devers was traded from Boston to San Francisco in mid-June. He struggled through the end of July before finally hitting his stride in August, finishing with his usual stellar numbers.

Devers is 29 and still in his prime, so any talk of him being washed up in April was clearly premature. He's always been a streaky hitter, and his cold streaks just usually happen at the start of seasons.

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