All it cost the New York Mets to pick up Rich Hill from the Tampa Bay Rays in July was an injured veteran reliever, Tommy Hunter, and a minor league catcher none of us were familiar with.
Since joining the Mets, Hill has performed close to what I think everyone expected. His ERA in Tampa Bay was 3.87 in 95.1 innings. Through his first 48.2 with New York, it is just 3.88. In this regard, despite being 0-3, he has been exactly as advertised.
Unfortunately, there’s one more part of this trade to explore. Because Hill won’t help them win a World Series and it didn’t appear they gave up much to get him, this could have been a no-decision.