Of the four players shipped to Cleveland in the blockbuster deal that saw Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco traded to the New York Mets, Andrés Giménez would seem to be the prize. Mets team president Sandy Alderson even confirmed as much, telling reporters that the shortstop was “central to Cleveland’s interest in making a deal.”
Although I think we can all agree that the opportunity to provide much-needed financial relief for down-on-his-luck team owner Paul Dolan was more central to Cleveland’s interest in making a deal, I’ll concede that acquiring Giménez was probably a close second.