maybe Martinez opts out and they let him go
"still plans to be competitive"
lmao
"we'll just find a taker for david price and nate eovaldi, pray that we can fix the bullpen and that e-rod can repeat this season and we can make up the innings that porcello ate." sure, guys.
though the last time they tried this orsillo got the axe so maybe they'll get rid of o'brien.
Can't imagine why they'd want to entertain Betts leaving.
It gives you an edge for negotiations.Don’t see why a team would trade for Betts. You’d have to give up the moon and hasn’t he kind of eluded to the fact that he wants to test out FA?
It gives you an edge for negotiations.
Plus, you can be elevated to WS contender by adding a top 3 player in the world.
It's like the Raptors trading for Kawhi. I'd say the Reds should go all in for him or something.
pretty much. you're getting one of the best players in baseball to try to win a world series. if you're out of it by the trade deadline, move him.
i'd love the red sox to sign mookie long term but he's clearly not interested. if things can't work out and they can't improve the team while cutting payroll (lol) then move him, get what you can and build around devers and bogey.
Shouldn't the White Sox trade for JD Martinez (without giving up anything)? Boston would get salary relief of at least $ 2.5m and the certainty of having shed an expensive contract. Chicago would very likely secure a DH, since there would not be any possible other suitors which makes the opt-out moot.Stay tuned because I have an all time rant queued up for when the Sox trade Mookie.
However if it has to happen, CWS, SD, ATL and MIN seem like logical options (although maybe not the Twins cause who knows if they could sign him long term)
Yes, a top 20 prospect in baseball and three top 15 guys in the org. Those are all the same thing.This would be prime chance for a team like White Sox to go after Betts and take on a Price type contract to lessen future's package they would have to give up
Would provide who financial savings for Red Sox while bolstering White Sox offensively and pitching wise without gutting farm
Sox probably will have to eat a lot of Price contract if they try to trade him on own so packing him with Betts and taking less future package may be best way to go financially
2B Yolmer Sanchez
Any two of SP Dane Dunning or Michael Kopech or Jonathan Stiever or Matthew Thompson
OF Steele Walker
Would be package I would offer in such a deal to try and get it done taking on full salary of Price
-- Of course Sox would need to be able to talk to Betts and try to hammer out deal as part of trade --
Padres, Cardinals, White Sox, Dodgers, Phillies, Braves, and Rangers all stick out with varying levels of interest.What's the market for Betts? if he won't sign an extension then it really shrinks the field