2022 report card: Kyle Gibson

Go back and look at your initial reaction to the Kyle Gibson trade. Without looking, what do you think it was - positive or negative?

Here is what I wrote about the trade when it happened and it still remains true. Getting Gibson meant that their fourth starters weren’t going to be anyone named Velasquez or Moore in 2021, a season in which they were still pushing for a wild card spot when the trade was made. Spencer Howard has done almost nothing while in Texas and might be running out of chances there as well.

Fast forward to now and your opinion of Gibson has likely changed. Mine has (I advocated for him not to pitch again this season as early as September 26), but that doesn’t mean Gibson…