Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd believes the Mookie Betts trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers was one of the worst trades in MLB history.
The Boston Red Sox traded Betts in Feb. 2020 in exchange for outfielder Alex Verdugo and propsects Jeter Downs and Connor Wong. The Dodgers also received pitcher David Price. Los Angeles agreed to pay half of the remaining $96 million owed to the right-hander.
“The two worst trades in major league baseball history both belong to the Red Sox,” Cowherd said. “They gave up Babe Ruth, and they gave up Mookie Betts.