The Tampa Bay Rays traded Jake Odorizzi to the Minnesota Twins and the pitcher is ready to embrace his new surroundings.

"I'm glad to have that closure now, where I don't have to worry about it each day waking up like, 'Is this could be the day I have a new team?'" Odorizzi said.

The Rays sent the right-hander to the Twins for shortstop Jermaine Palacios on Saturday night.

"It's kind of a foregone thing when you're there, to a certain point. Everyone ends up leaving, whether it's time or dollars," Odorizzi said. "I'm out, so I'm happy to go to be here to be on a contending team."