Dodgers acquire Mookie Betts and David Price from Boston

cincinnatikid513 · 02-04-20, 09:20 PM

wow, have to take on that bad david price contract yuck, ohh and betts can leave after the year ends too hope they sign him to a long deal

cincinnatikid513 · 02-04-20, 09:21 PM

betts will be a free agent next year

kidcudi92 · 02-04-20, 09:28 PM

Price sucks AND that contract...yikes

plus Mookie walking... Dodgers at their finest

MinnesotaFats · 02-04-20, 09:32 PM

No way he walks, this was contingent upon his reupping I'd have to think.

He leaves they get a supplemental pick only

stevenash · 02-04-20, 09:33 PM

Alex Verdugo is reported on his way to Boston.
The rumor last week was AJ Poolock too.

.... developing

Heltah Skeltah · 02-04-20, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by MinnesotaFats

No way he walks, this was contingent upon his reupping I'd have to think.

He leaves they get a supplemental pick only

Mookie been on record saying he is definitely going on the free agent market.

ttwarrior1 · 02-04-20, 09:48 PM

all that just to get beat by a below average cardinal team

kidcudi92 · 02-04-20, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by Heltah Skeltah

Mookie been on record saying he is definitely going on the free agent market.

With the $ floating around right now, he'd be insane not to

jjgold · 02-04-20, 09:49 PM

Price terrible

Lol dodgers squares

Heltah Skeltah · 02-04-20, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by kidcudi92

With the $ floating around right now, he'd be insane not to

Agree..he turned down 300 million from the Sox already. He knows he in for big payday

stevenash · 02-04-20, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by kidcudi92

With the $ floating around right now, he'd be insane not to

He’s not Mike Trout but the next tier down.
The Red Sox still have an outstanding lineup without Mookie.
Let’s see if Pollock joins his old buddy JD Martinez.
Pollock when healthy has all the tools, defense and offense.
Speed too but that’s diminished some the past couple of years.

kidcudi92 · 02-04-20, 09:55 PM

So Dodgers get Betts/Price

Twins get Maeda and decent Prospect Brusdar Graterol(sp?)

Somehow Angels will end up with Joc Pederson (for Luis Rengifo)

(gist from MLB traderumors)

DiggityDaggityDo · 02-04-20, 10:23 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

wow, have to take on that bad david price contract yuck

Originally posted by kidcudi92

Price sucks AND that contract...yikes

Only half of it, right?

Boston is paying the other half of Price's contract?

franklee168 · 02-04-20, 10:24 PM

Duck the Fodgers!

JMobile · 02-04-20, 10:26 PM

Dodgers going to win the NL Pennant this year. Dodgers going all the way. No more cheaters.

cincinnatikid513 · 02-04-20, 10:37 PM

dodgers will make the world series then lose to whoever is,cheating this year

Plaza23 · 02-04-20, 10:56 PM

Dodgers won 106 games last year without Mookie Betts. This team is going to be insanely good. All the more pressure for the playoffs though.

Red Sox weren’t going to resign Betts so the best they can do is getting Verdugo. If I was a Red Sox fan I’d be pissed. They are punting this season.

Plaza23 · 02-04-20, 11:00 PM

Originally posted by JMobile

Dodgers going to win the NL Pennant this year. Dodgers going all the way. No more cheaters.

If Kershaw shows up they can do it. Their starters still are weak. Price sucks. Buehler’s great. Kershaw still good. Then it’s youngsters like Urias, May, Gonsolim.

Their lineup should score the most runs in baseball though.

stevenash · 02-04-20, 11:38 PM

Originally posted by JMobile

Dodgers going to win the NL Pennant this year. Dodgers going all the way. No more cheaters.

Nah, they’ll tease the hell out of their fan base before finding a way to screw it up.

pologq · 02-05-20, 08:59 AM

Price in the NL will be better.

Buehler is the key. He should become their ace.

Deal not worth it to me unless you know you are resigning Betts.

newton0038 · 02-05-20, 10:08 AM

Price has way too much mileage

stake1 · 02-05-20, 10:10 AM

Dodgers win this trade, don’t see any reports that Lux is going to Boston in return. Win for LA

stevenash · 02-05-20, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by stake1

Dodgers win this trade, don’t see any reports that Lux is going to Boston in return. Win for LA

No Lux is staying put in LA.
So is Pollock.

Red Sox owner is dedicated to getting the team under the luxury cap.
He wouldn’t be in this situation if he didn’t overpay for Price (pardon the pun)
They paid too much for Sale to (pardon the pun again)
Yes pitching wins, and yes Sale is still a quality arm and a strikeout artist however Sale is no longer an elite, he’s not even a tier 1 starter, he’s on the back end of a brilliant career but will never be an elite again.

Now regarding the trade Sox management say the deal presented by LA was better than the deal presented by SD stating it was all about quality and not quantity.

It’s painfully obvious that the Sox are punting the 2020 season knowing full well they can’t compete with NY and all of a sudden Tampa has the potential to be a force right now.

Fear not Sox nation from what I read the Red Sox have a near future rebuilding plan and it looks solid on paper and even without Betts they still have a solid neucleus.

Oh by the way the Sox will still sell out Fenway like the Cubs sell out Wrigley and generate a gazillion dollars.

chico2663 · 02-05-20, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

wow, have to take on that bad david price contract yuck, ohh and betts can leave after the year ends too hope they sign him to a long deal

bsn gave cash relief on contract. this makes t b a more viable contender in the east

SBR Tony · 02-05-20, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by DiggityDaggityDo

Only half of it, right?

Boston is paying the other half of Price's contract?

Boston should send them a Christmas card along with a omaha steaks holiday package too

jjgold · 02-05-20, 03:01 PM

We’ve been through this before high priced players especially hitters doesn’t equate to winning

stevek173 · 02-05-20, 04:33 PM

RIP Sox for awhile.

Good run.

The General · 02-05-20, 04:33 PM

Dodgers title to lose.

stevek173 · 02-05-20, 04:37 PM

The General I tried to get you paid for your contest video(s), I feel that you deserve it.

Not sure what happened there.

The General · 02-05-20, 04:39 PM

No idea, steve. Could be racism. Thanks, sir.

stevek173 · 02-05-20, 04:41 PM

No problem.

darrell74 · 02-09-20, 05:56 AM

Twins pull out of original three-team Mookie Betts trade with Dodgers, Red Sox; next steps uncertain

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/twins-pull-out-of-original-three-team-mookie-betts-trade-with-dodgers-red-sox-with-next-steps-uncertain/

It appears the Twins will keep Brusdar Graterol after all

Headline is Twins pull out.

After reading article, sounds like Boston pulled out, because the Twins prospect they were gonna get is not good enough(durability,Tommy John surgery)

DOM-Ganador · 02-09-20, 10:42 AM

Huge long term big $$$ contracts in MLB never work in the back end. (I know this is not news)
The list is endless of players getting paid and not winning a ring or sometimes not even making team better.
( I also realize, bigger market teams do need some stars to put people in seats )

Red Sox ownership group is reportedly worth 6.6 BILLION. Beers, Dogs , Parking and tickets are always at the pinnacle of the league. Attendance is always close to top. The fukkin ball park literally has zero room for one more sponsor ad. Fenway has turned into a Nascar vehicle.

As Nash said, Price and Sale were signed for too long (not too much). The Sox owners will make money no matter what. They could package all the bad contracts they want to get rid off, pay some of the $$$, and sign Betts for the money he wants. If they give him 40/8, he is only 36 at the end. Way better than 35/12 for the Sox. Then he is an old man still on the books.

This is why the NFL rules for fans/owners and product. NO guaranteed contracts.