Greg Hibbard

The more I look at the lack of data on Acuña and Pauley, and the more I remember Luis' last two seasons, the more I think this trade really is TBD. If Luis puts up .223 and 1.4 WAR, that's really not a good result for the Mets - and if we were to keep Luis and he put up .223 and 1.4 WAR it's hindering our development as much as anything. Acuña doesn't have enough reps yet, IMO, and Pauley is just a sprout. We'll see.

Eh, I think unloading a huge contract to an iffy oft injured player on the downside of his talent after 2 sucky years is fine, but we did get garbage in return. It’s an expensive flyer for a cheap flyer. Hopefully they do stick Acuña in CF.

26 wins in the first 81 (52 win pace) 35 wins in the second 81 (70 win pace) After Montgomery arrived and started to catch fire it felt like a different team. I agree with all those who said it’s a D at best when looking at the whole season, but I see this season as a tale of two halves. An F for the first half and a C for the second.

Sure, but they are hot garbage in part because of the Sox. And that feels REALLY good

It feels REALLY sweet to be THAT team for the Twins this year - the bad team that's a thorn in their side. In the same way the way the 2003 Tigers were our Kryptonite.

Since May 1 they are at a .400 winning percentage, basically on a 65 win pace. It’s not great, but it’s not abysmal. Now 7-9 in July with a positive run differential. We might have benefitted a lot from facing weaker teams but it means we aren’t necessarily the worst team anymore. It’s a step up.

I'll be there. Bought the $125 pass, and I'll already be at my office downtown in the am. Pretty easy to sneak out and head down to 35th and shields for a couple hours.

Talent has never been an issue with Moncada, so I think he'll be motivated to produce, and if he stays reasonably healhty, he'll produce just enough to stay in the Majors for the next few years. It's sad, because the guy could've probably been a hall of fame caliber player if he had stayed healthy. I still don't know how much stock to put in whether or not he cares or is motivated by baseball or not. Maybe he just hated playing for the White Sox. I wouldn't blame him for that.

He wasn't in his last season...

I do think there's some hidden value in his ability to be consistent (albeit slightly below average) and remain healthy.

From 2018-2020 Aaron Judge played 65% of his team’s games. For many, he had a reputation of never being able to stay healthy. From 2021-2024 he’s played 88% of the team’s games. I’m not comparing their talent, but there’s no way you can tell me that either was particularly predictable. Injuries can go a lot of different ways, even when a player gets hurt a lot in multiple years.

His minors injury record is a fair point. Maybe I’m too optimistic but I’m so sick of injuries.

Nice work moving the goalposts! I almost didn’t see it.

He played 56 out of 60 games in 2020. Or does 2020 not count as “every single year”?

It's not any great heights by most standards, but Jake Burger's 38 HR and 36 2B in his 190 games since leaving the Sox is something I would certainly like to have had.