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Grading the Mookie Betts Trade for the Dodgers, Red Sox and Twins

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

With a week to go until teams report to Spring Training, the Red Sox, Dodgers and Twins reportedly struck the blockbuster trade of the offseason, with a former MVP and Cy Young Award winner going from Beantown to the City of Angels.

The Deal

Dodgers acquire: OF Mookie Betts, LHP David Price and cash from Red Sox

Red Sox acquire: OF Alex Verdugo from Dodgers and RHP prospect Brusdar Graterol from Twins

Twins acquire: RHP Kenta Maeda from Dodgers

Grading Los Angeles’ Side of the Deal

The Dodgers were already a perennial powerhouse before they traded for Betts and Price.