San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin is facing backlash for his comments on Sunday.
Giants' Bob Melvin Facing Backlash for Trade Comments on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Giants enter Sunday’s matchup against the New York Mets at 54–51, sitting 2.5 games behind the final Wild Card spot. In June, they added ex-Red Sox superstar Rafael Devers, but it has yet to pay dividends.
Devers himself is hitting just .244 with four home runs and 15 RBIs since arriving in San Francisco.
Overall, the Giants have dropped eight of their last ten games and managed only 36 runs over the past two weeks—26th in MLB.
Their pitching staff took a hit when right-hander Landen Roupp landed on the injured list earlier this week, leaving the rotation in urgent need of depth.
As the trade deadline approaches, manager Bob Melvin summed up the situation during Sunday’s pregame.
He said, "I've done it long enough to know that you have to be happy with what you have. And if you get some help, then that's great. And we got some big time help before anybody else did really. You know, we have enough here to go where we want to go."
"We have enough here to go where we want to go."
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) July 27, 2025
Bob Melvin shares the Giants' mindset ahead of the MLB trade deadline pic.twitter.com/oofpeQybM5
San Francisco fans were unhappy with Melvin and criticized his comments on X.
One fan said, "Not exactly showing that Bob."
"He’s joking right? So you are telling me we have to deal with this for another year?" another asked.
A fan added, "Unfortunately they don’t. Fortunately they know this and won’t trade away any young talent just to finish 6 games out of the Wild card this year."
"Where they want to go must be Cancun," wrote one fan.
Another said, "Not in the managerial department."
Now, facing both offensive and pitching concerns, the Giants must decide whether to stand pat or swing another deal to reignite their postseason push.
With few internal options to turn things around and mounting fan frustration, San Francisco’s front office will face tough choices at the deadline.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
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