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

Rafael Devers is expected to rake at Oracle Park and dunk Splash Hits into McCovey Cove like another left-handed slugger who was at Tuesday’s press conference, Barry Bonds.

Rafael Devers insisted he will play anywhere and do whatever Giants manager Bob Melvin and his staff ask him to play.