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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Betts and Price on the Dodgers for what they gave up is pretty unreal here. What exactly are the Red Sox doing here?
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They weren't winning the East this year and Betts wants $40 mil per. The fact that the Red Sox were desperate to unload Price and no one other than the Dodgers were willing to take him says a lot about his health.
I don't think it's a great deal for Boston at all, but they did add a 3-5 win outfielder and trimmed a significant amount of current and future payroll which allows them to hit the set button in a sense.
They could have swung a better deal for prospects with the Padres, but then they're left with no way to unload Price. I think this was a suck it up and take what's offered deal rather than trying to get the sexy prospects.