I dont think anybody was attempting to say he wouldn't be a good baseball player in the future. Just that hiura does not equal moancada, and Peralta does not equal kopech in trade value.

At some point, the MLB #'s a young player produces have to start trumping where that player was ranked as a prospect. I'm not meaning this to slight Moncada, as I still think he'll be a very good MLB player. However, Moncada basically started as a top 2-3 prospect from the day he signed that huge bonus with Boston after defecting from Cuba. Those prospect rankings, even towards the top, are very subjective and oftentimes are influenced by popularity contests and timing when a player is knocking on the MLB door compared to when other more talented players get drafted/signed moreso than onfield results. From a raw tools standpoint focused on physical attributes, there's no question Moncada is more impressive than Hiura. He's got to reduce that 33% MLB K rate if he's going to take that next step as a quality big league player. Hiura's hit tool makes the two much more comparable as overall prospects, however Moncada should rightfully still be considered to have the higher upside.

Regarding Kopech, has anyone gushing about his big fastball actually looked at his pitching #'s? He's got a big K rate but also a big walk rate, and he's gotten hit around quite a bit in his first AAA season. I realize his ceiling is higher due to that fastball and he appears to have a good slider, but it looks like he still needs to work alot on command and developing a 3rd pitch to truly be considered an Ace-caliber pitching prospect. He's rated highly because of that fastball, but so was Jose Capellan.

Back on topic, Hiura and Burnes headlining a trade package for Degrom is absolutely something the Mets would strongly consider - however if it becomes known that Degrom is realistically available and the Mets aren't stupid, another one of the big market teams with a loaded farm and a need for a frontline starter would be more willing to completely gut their system and trump the Brewers' best offer. The Yankees would be positioned to actually offer a combo of highly rated prospects and young MLB talent considering that they could be going after Machado or Harper this coming offseason. In fact, the Mets could probably get more value in dealing Degrom this offseason because contending teams this year wouldn't be as adverse to trading MLB assets in the winter they could plan on replacing via free agency.