Mookie / Price to LAD
Thoughts?
As a Sox fan, I’m ok with it. Not so much because I care about the salary cap situation, but I don’t expect the team to win this year, and I don’t expect them to spent $400M or whatever it takes to re-sign him next off season. Might as well get something back for him better than a compensatory pick and two young MLB-ready / near ready players sound good to me. I actually thought they should have traded him last year to maximize return, but they also got rid of Price’s contract, or at least a portion of it (not sure how much cash is going to LAD).
Seems like a no-brainer for LAD. If Betts help them finally win a WS and then walks, no big deal. They have the depth to backfill or $$$ to spend. Taking on Price (net of any cash from Sox) is just the cost of doing business. I think this is a Win-Win for both teams.
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Current: 2018 SO/SS F83 ZCP
Gone: 2015 SO/SO F82
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