It’s really exciting that the Mets acquired Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco. It really is. It’s not every day that players of his caliber are available, and he is really one of the whitest of whales: a five-tool shortstop who excels in basically every aspect of the game. Add Carlos Carrasco to the mix, an above-average pitcher who can show flashes of absolute dominance, and wow.
But in order to get something, you need to give up something. Thanks to Lindor’s contractual status and Cleveland’s financial situation, the cost to acquire the duo was not nearly as high as it could’ve been.