As the San Francisco Giants’ pursuit of Rafael Devers is dissected, the process of acquiring the slugger started with a question via text.

Virtually everything is new and strange for Kyle Harrison, the former San Francisco Giants left-hander sent to Boston as one-fourth of the trade return for Rafael Devers this week. He

Rafael Devers strolled into the clubhouse side-by-side with home run king Barry Bonds, a fellow left-handed slugger who San Francisco’s new big hitter has long admired from afar.