When the San Francisco Giants traded for Rafael Devers last season, they expected a proven slugger who would anchor their lineup for years to come. Instead, they've gotten a player whose performance has fans and analysts alike wondering: is it time to panic?

Since arriving from the Boston Red Sox, Devers has struggled mightily at the plate. In 90 games with the Giants last season, the first baseman hit just .236 with a .460 OPS and struck out 116 times. Unfortunately, this year hasn't brought much improvement. Through 32 games, Devers is batting .211 with a .547 OPS and has already struck out 41 times.

According to MLB.com's Thomas Harrigan, the concern is well-founded. "This is one of the worst stretches of Devers' career," Harrigan noted, pointing to alarming trends: a .540 OPS through 32 games, the fourth-largest drop in barrel rate (-8.9 points) and the largest drop in walk rate (-10.1 points) in MLB since last season. Perhaps most troubling is his sudden vulnerability to four-seam fastballs, against which he's hitting just .146 with a 51.1% whiff rate and a 59.5% strikeout rate.

Devers' strikeout rate has ballooned to nearly 30% with the Giants, up from around 21% during his Boston days. And it's not just his bat that's struggling—his glove at first base has been equally problematic, with -13 defensive runs saved.

For Giants fans, the long-term implications are sobering. Devers has seven years and $199.5 million remaining on his contract. If he can't turn things around quickly, San Francisco could be facing a very expensive mistake for the better part of a decade. The three-time All-Star has shown flashes of brilliance before, but right now, those moments feel like a distant memory.