Joe DeMayo

Of course.

Appreciate you having me.

When Kyle Tucker decided to sign with the Dodgers over the Mets, obviously the Mets made the immediate pivot to Bo Bichette, which that press conference just occurred here in New York.

From there, the Mets needed an outfielder.

I mean, the way that their roster was set up, Juan Soto was in right field, and from there they had Tyrone Taylor slated to be a center fielder, who's more of a bench type of player, and they didn't have a left fielder.

So,

someone like Luis Robert comes in, just adds what the Mets believe is some real upside to a lineup that they've added some floor with in signing Bo Bichette, as well as Jorge Polanco and training for Marcus Simeon on top of already having Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto at the top.

They felt that they were in a position that Robert provides the type of upside and

You guys could speak to the talent level that Luis Robert has as well, having seen him for the years that he's been with Chicago.

So that's kind of where the Mets see him fitting as their everyday center fielder and hoping that they can get something closer to 2023 Luis Robert.

Yeah, I would agree that, frankly, Acuna, I think, is a talented player.

The Mets got him in the deal for Max Scherzer back at the 2023 trade deadline.

Of course, the brother of Ronald Acuna doesn't have the same skill set that his brother does, but with the Mets kind of loading up their infield,

and now getting Robert for center.

There wasn't a clear role for Acuna, and his spot with the Mets specifically was going to be like a utility infielder that can plug in some center field.

He's been spending a lot of time down in the Venezuelan Winter League playing center field.

But from a skill set standpoint, you're really – it's a bat-to-ball kind of guy.

There's almost –

I'd say almost no power.

I wouldn't expect Luis Angel Acuna to come to Chicago and start popping home runs.