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

It stinks that Kyle Harrison isn’t on the Giants anymore. For all of the justified excitement and hubbub about Rafael Devers, the loss of an exciting and promising homegrown pitcher is impossible to ignore.

Less than a week after chief baseball officer Craig Breslow shipped Devers to San Francisco for four players — none of whom will be present for the Red Sox this weekend — the coincidental scheduling of a once-every-other-year visit from the Sox means they can say hello. Or goodbye.