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Pete Crow-Armstrong is dominating the league, currently second in FanGraphs WAR behind only Shohei Ohtani, with elite defense and a soaring offense making him a Cubs superstar. The trade that sent him to Chicago in 2021—alongside Javier Báez and Trevor Williams—has been reevaluated, as Mets acting GM Zack Scott revealed the Cubs originally targeted pitcher Matt Allan. Crow-Armstrong’s inclusion was partly due to lingering bias from Scott’s Red Sox days and his lower ranking on the Mets’ prospect list. Now, Crow-Armstrong is the trade’s biggest winner, hitting .220 again and heading to his second All-Star Game—proof that baseball’s biggest stars often emerge from the most unexpected places.

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