Giants Tony Vitello says changes are coming beginning with Luis Arraez

SAN FRANCISCO — When the Giants board their charter jet home from this seven-game road trip, the passenger manifest will look different than the one on their flight to San Diego.“There’ll be changes, for sure,” manager Tony Vitello acknowledged Wednesday, a few days ahead of his first trade deadline leading a major-league clubhouse.Even after series wins over the Angels and Brewers, the Giants’ position as one of a handful of definitive sellers hasn’t budged.They ended Wednesday 16 games below .500, one of five teams buried 10 or more games out of a playoff spot.Although Luis Arraez boarded the plane Wednesday night, and Robbie Ray is slated to start Thursday’s series opener, neither player is likely to be on the flight back from Texas.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Tyler Mahle, Heliot Ramos and any number of relievers could also be dealt before the 3 p.m.

PT Monday trade deadline.They could also unload Willy Adames or Rafael Devers, if they can find a trade partner willing to take on their bloated contracts with more than $100 million left on each.“For any team that makes a change throughout the league, it is a little bit of a restart to the season,” Vitello said.

“Or a fresh start, of some sort.”Arraez is viewed as possibly the most likely player to be on the move in all of baseball, given his exceptional two-way play and status as a free-agent to be.But the seemingly inevitable end of his brief but memorable tenure in San Francisco is something he prefers not to think about.“I don’t know.

I don’t know,” Arraez said when asked Wednesday about the looming deadline.“I just try to be focused and play my game.

I don’t want to think about trades or anything.I just try to go out there and do my job.”It shoul...