Matt Spiegel

And when they made the deal, he still hadn't played a single game in the minor leagues for the Red Sox.

But they decided to trust the pedigree that he showed at A&M and at Stanford before that.

And he has skyrocketed through the system, torrid pace at Charlotte over the last couple weeks, and now here in the bigs, an unbelievably impressive debut for the switch hitter, including the walk-off home run.

And if you're going to have three position players helping you in a trade...

You know, what, less than two years after you dealt Garrett Crochet away, three position players helping you in a trade when you're going for a playoff spot?

That's an unbelievably impressive haul for a trade of a pitcher like that.

Well, as a prospect at Stanford, he was excellent.

But then once he transferred to Texas A&M, the power exploded.

And he went to A&M because the NIL deal was outstanding.

But he had 27 homers over the course of his time at A&M.

And he broke the ankle, which freaked some people out.

He probably would have been a top five pick.

Ends up going number 12 to the Red Sox.

But it's an incredibly fluid swing, especially from the left side, with a ton of power the opposite way.

Like, the guy is on time as a hitter and is so big and so powerful that as long as he's on time, even if he hits it the other way, it can really take off.

And you saw that last night.

That is not a new thing and a new idea for him.

And he can play center field.

You know, like his future is probably in right.

Yeah, probably projects to a corner to make the most use of the arm because it is an 80-grade arm.