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Red Sox should alter Mookie Betts deal due to Alex Verdugo’s alleged past

If the optics of being investigated by Major League Baseball for alleged involvement in a massive cheating scandal wasn’t bad enough, the Boston Red Sox managed to amazingly look even worse with their trade of Mookie Betts and David Price. They sent the duo to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Alex Verdugo and Minnesota Twins pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol as part of a three-team deal.

The issue isn’t the fact that the return wasn’t significant enough or the fact that there are apparently major red flags surrounding Graterol’s medical records, which has reportedly stalled the deal.