Joe DiMeo

I'd say almost no power.

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

But I think with some real runway in the lineup, there's no reason why he can't get on base at, you know, maybe a 330 clip, something like that, hit for a tiny bit of average, steal some bags, and play some defense specifically at second and shortstop.

And he's expanding his versatility to be in center field as well.

Oh, he was one of my favorite grabs that the Mets had in the 2025 draft.

They took him in the 12th round out of Harvard and paid him a signing bonus that would be commensurate with being a late fifth, early sixth round pick.

He has a special fastball that if the White Sox player development department can find

Just get an extra tick or two of velocity on it.

I think it's a special type of pitch.

He shows the ability to spin a slider, and he started working on a splitter and a cutter a little bit right when he joined the Mets organization in the second half of 2025.

There is some need to improve on the command and the control.

That certainly was an issue at Harvard and in the very, very small sample size of professional baseball.

But I think this is a real fun flyer type of arm for the White Sox to take a shot on that I think has some talent.

And it's just a matter of their player development department being able to maximize just the raw stuff he has.

Of course.

I appreciate you having me.

Best of luck to Acuna and to the White Sox and Paulie.

I'll be following them with the White Sox as well.

Thanks, Joe.

Thank you.