The Official Thread of The Boston Red Sox - 2022

[nomar]

Dombrowski tried several times to sign him and then pivoted to giving extensions to Bogaerts and Sale after being rebuffed several times.
That’s why I can’t take any notion seriously that Sox ownership didnt try to keep Mookie here.

Well none of us knows exactly what happened but according to Betts they offered $300M, which was too low -- the Dodgers got him for $365M.

Looking back, Betts has long maintained that he never had a problem playing in Boston.

So, if the Red Sox had offered a similar contract to the one that he eventually signed in Los Angeles — a 12-year, $365 million extension — would Betts have actually stayed?

The answer, according to a recent Betts interview with Christopher L. Gasper of the Boston Globe, is simple.

“Absolutely, I just didn’t get it,” Betts told Gasper. “That’s the argument. I didn’t get it, so that’s why I am where I am.”

When have the Red Sox ever let their best player walk because they couldn't afford him?

It seemed pretty clear to me that the Sox unloaded him because of this:

Red Sox Duck Below Luxury Tax Threshold With Trade Of Mookie Betts, David Price To Dodgers

A lost off-season for the Boston Red Sox continued on its dreary journey as All-Star outfielder Mookie Betts and left-handed starter David Price were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal that included the Minnesota Twins.

www.forbes.com

 

[HuskyHawk]

Well they did it. They extended Devers! All it took was booing John Henry at the Winter Classic.

 

[EnochRoot]

Well they did it. They extended Devers! All it took was booing John Henry at the Winter Classic.

I mean, he's not a particularly elite (or very good) defensive 3B, but his (LH) bat should play well over the length of the deal given the shift is going away. I can see him anchoring the middle of the lineup as a 1B/DH type over the back half of that contract. Hell, they didn't include any opt-outs or issue a NTC, which would make him easy enough to move on should they decide to do that as well.

 

[The Viking]

No opt outs and no no trade is great. The fact that it starts now and ends after his age 36 season is even better.
Great contract especially considering what the market has been paying guys thru their age 40 or 41 season.

 

[sun]

Boston’s Trevor Story has elbow surgery, 2023 season at risk​

January 11, 2023

Boston’s Trevor Story has elbow surgery, 2023 season at risk

Trevor Story is expected to miss at least most of the 2023 season.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[HuskyHawk]

Boston’s Trevor Story has elbow surgery, 2023 season at risk​

January 11, 2023

Boston’s Trevor Story has elbow surgery, 2023 season at risk

Trevor Story is expected to miss at least most of the 2023 season.

sports.yahoo.com

That's as bad a news could get for the Sox. No idea how they solve this.

 

[sun]

That's as bad a news could get for the Sox. No idea how they solve this.

There's some free agents SS available at the bottom of this list or they can trade with a team that signed a FA SS and has a spare.
Yu-Cheng Chang played SS with Boston last year & he's on the FA list.
Jose Iglesias gets mentioned a lot as being available along with Elvis Andrus.

2024 MLB Free Agents Tracker

Tracking the status and signings of all 2024 MLB free agents.

www.spotrac.com

 

[The Viking]

Whatever you do, dont trade any prospects and trade useful vets at the deadline for prospects and stay under the first threshold to reset.
And even though he won’t come east probably, make a monster offer to Ohtani in the off-season.
More than any big market team, the Red Sox are in as good position as anyone to absorb the contract it will require.
Oh. And if Casas and Bello have a solid first full season in the bigs try to lock them up ala the Braves and Rays.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Whatever you do, dont trade any prospects and trade useful vets at the deadline for prospects and stay under the first threshold to reset.
And even though he won’t come east probably, make a monster offer to Ohtani in the off-season.
More than any big market team, the Red Sox are in as good position as anyone to absorb the contract it will require.
Oh. And if Casas and Bello have a solid first full season in the bigs try to lock them up ala the Braves and Rays.

They should have just folded and traded Martinez, Eovaldi and Bogaerts last year. Then they might have more of the pieces they need now. The stupid fanbase simply won't let them be smart.