Now that the long-anticipated trade of Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers is finally over, Boston Red Sox fans can settle in and get ready for the 2020 season knowing where things stand. Well, sort of. The roster tweaking probably isn’t finished, and there’s also the matter of hiring a new manager.
One difference afforded, literally, by the Betts/Price trade is that Red Sox Baseball Chief Chaim Bloom has fiscal breathing room in which to operate. Look for him to acquire at least one more player, if not two or three, on the cheap in the coming days or weeks and still have change left over to accommodate in-season trades.