Gore is not a number 2 starter. He's a bust
He's not a bust yet, he's the perfect example of a wild card, roll of the dice etc.
Has/had the potential to be FOR starter, but has gone utterly sideways the past couple of years.
Can he rebound, or is he a bust? We'll find out, but fangraphs doesn't put Gore #4 in the Padres system as of two months ago because he's a "bust".
Keith Law on Gore, as his #3 in the Padres system five months ago:
"....Gore had a miserable 2021, losing his delivery early in the spring, spending several weeks in Peoria at the Padres’ complex to try to rework and simplify it, and having only intermittent success after his return. He was also still 93-98. His changeup is easy plus, maybe a 70. His slider is plus. His curveball has backed up some, but when he hits it it’s above-average. He’s still incredibly athletic. His arm stroke is shorter now, and he’s had days when he’s repeated it well and thrown strikes, but he’s also had days where he slips back into old habits. There’s still a No. 1 starter ceiling here; only the probability has dropped, but it ain’t zero, folks. I’m not walking away from this kind of upside and athleticism...."
ie: he's a high risk prospect at this point w/a huge ceiling and a bottom of the barrell floor.
The three hitters are all studs, top 5 system products, with elite potential for all 3.
International pitcher is legit.
It's a solid Soto only haul, but not enough for Soto+Bell+Hosmer contract.
Assuming it's done, it's huge for 2024 and beyond, but we only get the huge if we s--- can the people that decimated our farm system, and rake through the best orgs in baseball for coaches that can help develop our pitching and hitters (hello Cleveland, hello LA). If I'm the likely new owner, I'm looking for a new GM, new area scouts, and coaches from the best run orgs in baseball and I'm kicking Rizzo to the curb.