ARLINGTON, Texas — As his name bounced across social media, Heliot Ramos went out behind the cage at Globe Life Field on Monday to hug an old friend. But that man wasn’t wearing orange and black.Ramos’ best season as a Giant came under Justin Viele, who now is the lead hitting coach in Texas. The two caught up for a few minutes before Ramos ran back to the dugout, where there were plenty more conversations to be had.
After nearly a decade with the organization, Ramos had to say goodbye, and do so quickly. He’s headed to New York as part of a massive roster shakeup undertaken by president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who sent six members of his roster out in five trades on Monday.
It was an emotional 48 hours for the organization, and some took it harder than others. Luis Arraez was said to have had a particularly hard time in San Diego as he played his final few games for the Giants. Robbie Ray flew to Dallas, and then was sent right back to Petco Park.
It was Ramos, though, who had the longest Giants tenure of the traded players, and unlike Ray, Arraez and Tyler Mahle, he also wasn’t headed to free...