Mookie Betts is no longer a Boston Red Sox.
The team reportedly traded Betts and David Price to the LA Dodgers on Tuesday night in a deal that will add outfielder Alex Verdugo and pitcher Brusdar Graterol to the Red Sox’ roster. While teammate J.D. Martinez reacted with a sad-emoji and ex-manager Alex Cora thanked Betts as a player, baseball experts are wrapping their heads around the trade and what this means for the future of the Red Sox.
Here’s what they are saying:
Joon Lee, ESPN: “John Henry signed off on Dave Dombrowski’s contracts for Chris Sale and Nathan Eovaldi, putting the team into its luxury tax situation, and then fired Dombrowski less than a year later.