Randle McMurphy wrote:Los_29 wrote:Moreno has been way worse than I thought. I was high on him but it became apparent leading up to his big league debut that his power would be a concern.
Atkins has made a lot of poor moves but it’s quite clear he did very well in this trade.
It's one of the best trades this decade by any franchise. Too bad the rest of their moves weren't quite as good.
You are absolutely delusional, and need your head examined. Not sure you believe the nonsense you spew calling the Varsho trade "one of the best trades this decade by any franchise". On what basis is it the best trade by any franchise? Not when Varsho was one of the worst everyday offensive players in MLB in 2023, and for five months in 2024 was atrocious hitting below .200.
Varsho was a terrible below average hitter the past two seasons, and is trending downward again this year. Nobody is arguing about his outfield defense.
When the home runs cool off, he is back to being the .200 hitter he has always been. Say what you want, but Arizona was the clear winner in 2023 going to the World Series with both Moreno and Gurriel. Moreno has the same number of home runs this year as the "Power Bat" of your hero Kirk. Yet he is making only $793,000 and 11 million a year less than Kirk. Still under team control for three more years after that for Arizona.
He might lack power, but Moreno has been an above average hitter while providing excellent defense the past two years. Gurriel has more home runs than your hero Varsho, and has been a better offensive player than Varsho also the past two years. You make it seem like the Jays acquired Mike Trout 2.0, by calling it one of the "best trades this decade by any franchise". But they acquired a Mendoza Level .200 hitter with some pop, but who is terrible otherwise offensively (OPS, BA,SLG, On Base). Nobody is arguing about Varsho's stellar defense.
