You've just been traded for one of the 10 or so best hitters in all of baseball, but you're joining a team that still says it wants to make the playoffs. You're probably going to join the rotation eventually,

The 28-year-old Hicks was acquired along with left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison and two prospects from San Francisco for Devers on June 15.

Kyle Harrison, the 23-year-old lefty who the Red Sox acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers trade, struggled in his organizational debut Thursday.