The San Francisco Giants reportedly completed a trade with the Boston Red Sox for star slugger Rafael Devers, and his new team is ready to welcome him to the Bay Area.

Of all the people that were buoyed by the Giants’ trade for Rafael Devers, Willy Adames might be the happiest of them all. Adames, a newcomer himself to the Bay, is counting on Devers’ presence in the lineup to change the way opposing pitchers deal with him as he tries to work his way out of what has been to this point a

In an in-game interview with ESPN, shortstop Willy Adames described finding out about the trade just 15 or 20 minutes before first pitch. Kyle Harrison — who was included in the trade — was initially slated to start for the Giants, so the pitching plans had to change on the fly. Sean Hjelle took over as the starter for the bullpen game.