The passion over the departure of Mookie Betts has certainly escalated into another emotional dimension to which we rarely venture. The consensus is the Red Sox received far less than anticipated for Betts and that is certainly not an argument I will pursue since it will be ongoing for a considerable length of time.
The other aspect of the transaction is the departure of David Price and the Red Sox shoveled half his salary into the hopper to get Price hustled out of town. To paraphrase an old divorce saying: “The reason it cost so much is it is worth it.