White Sox trade addition has not caught on as some had hoped
The Chicago White Sox traded Luis Robert Jr. to the New York Mets during the offseason and received Luisangel Acuna and Pither Truman Pauley in return. Acuna, the younger brother of Ronald Acuna Jr., has struggled both offensively and defensively in his first 25 games with the team. He is batting just .181 with no home runs and has committed three errors in center field.
- ▪The White Sox traded Luis Robert Jr. to the New York Mets during the offseason.
- ▪In exchange, the White Sox received Luisangel Acuna and Pither Truman Pauley.
- ▪Luisangel Acuna has a .181 batting average and three errors in 25 games with the White Sox.
- ▪Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller labeled Acuna as the White Sox's least valuable player so far this season.
- ▪Acuna was previously traded to the Mets in 2023 for Max Scherzer.
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