The Boston Red Sox traded James Tibbs III for half a season of Dustin May.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be the team reaping all the rewards of that deal whenever they decide to call-up the red hot Tibbs from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Right now, Tibbs is absolutely begging for a promotion.
On Saturday, he hit three home runs out of a 4-for-4 day.
He’s now got an OPS of nearly 2.000.
James Tibbs tonight:
4-4
3 HRNow hitting .529 with a 1.903 OPS in AAA this year. Lmao. pic.twitter.com/YCSNRelF7A
— AT (@BaseballWRLD_) April 5, 2026
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Tibbs has has seven home runs this season in just 35 at bats. That’s one home run every five at bats.
He’s been a quality minor league hitter before this, but he’s never gone on a stretch like this. To be fair, few hitters in baseball history have.
May, the guy the Red Sox got for Tibbs, isn’t even in Boston anymore. He now pitches for the St. Louis Cardinals.
It’s another example of the Dodgers finding a way to get richer, even in what was likely viewed at the time as a subtle deal.
The Red Sox know they have a crowded outfield, and maybe it would’ve been tough to find a place to play Tibbs. But it’s certainly looking like they didn’t maximize his value.
