Mookie Betts and David Price have been traded to Dodgers

[notin]

I think the Sox are shooting for the trifecta - they want the completion of this trade, the investigation and the managerial announcement all at once.

 

And rolled into one announcement.

 

“MLB has concluded that the Red Sox are innocent of the sign stealing and new manager Ron Roenicke will use Brusdar Graterol as his closer.”

[S5Dewey]

sorry jung, jh is the one guy who can't be - and shouldn't be - fired.

 

ftfy

[notin]

I wouldn’t put it past Henry.

 

Oh please. The closest thing Henry would say that was pro-Nazi was that Eva Braun was pretty hot but also over 30...

[Hitch]

I wouldn’t put it past Henry.

 

This Mookie trade has broken you.

[mvp 78]

This Mookie trade has broken you.

 

I was a broken man a long time ago.

[moonslav59]

Brusdar Graterol may be a sad casualty:

 

 

If he's healthy, he'll be fine.

[a700hitter]

I was a broken man a long time ago.

Age, marriage and children?

[moonslav59]

Oh please. The closest thing Henry would say that was pro-Nazi was that Eva Braun was pretty hot but also over 30...

 

Too funny.

[Jasonbay44]

Twins have officially backed out of the deal.

[Hitch]

s*** is about to get (even more) interesting.

[mvp 78]

Just send Maeda here and be done.

[a700hitter]

Just send Maeda here and be done.

Yep, I said that a couple of days ago. We have a gaping hole in the rotation.

[moonslav59]

s*** is about to get (even more) interesting.

 

That's what I've been saying all along.

 

Since Maeda's bonuses are pretty extensive, maybe we can get LA to lower the demand for money for Price from $48M to maybe $45.

 

I'd take Verdugo and Maeda as is.

[a700hitter]

It took a very long time to put together this pathetic deal. With the Twins out and Red Sox management receiving blow back and diminishing ticket sales. maybe the deal dies.

[Hitch]

That's what I've been saying all along.

 

Since Maeda's bonuses are pretty extensive, maybe we can get LA to lower the demand for money for Price from $48M to maybe $45.

 

I'd take Verdugo and Maeda as is.

 

Or keep the money as is and take Meada and one more prospect.

[mvp 78]

It took a very long time to put together this pathetic deal. With the Twins out and Red Sox management receiving blow back and diminishing ticket sales. maybe the deal dies.

 

I want to know the behind the scenes on this

[Hitch]

Ken Rosenthal saying he thinks the Sox ownership put a pause to it because of the bad media attention.

 

That is some pretty weak s*** if true.

[Kimmi]

I am not convinced that Price was forced on the Dodgers either. The Dodgers are adamant about winning it all now and Mookie and Price make that more possible in the short run. I think the short run is really all the Dodgers are thinking about regarding this deal.

 

It is not really IMO a matter of one team getting over on the other in this trade. Its a matter of both teams getting what they want out of it. I do think Boston fans and media reacted a bit badly to this trade and the Sox brass are reacting to that. Even the Twins considered Gatorade a relief pitcher. So its a bit rich that the Sox now claim they thought him a starter just because he has started for the Twins. Just as we claim that our Sox likely know more about our players than any other team, the Twins likely know more about their players than any other team.

 

The real story here is that the Dodgers want this deal and Red Sox want this deal. Those two teams will have to work it out IMO.

 

I agree that both teams are getting what they want in this deal. I think it's a win-win. I also agree that the teams will work it out. IMO, there's no way that this trade does not go through.

[harmony]

Ken Rosenthal saying he thinks the Sox ownership put a pause to it because of the bad media attention.

 

That is some pretty weak s*** if true.

In the unlikely event that is true, potential trade partners may be reluctant to deal with the Red Sox in the future.

[Elktonnick]

Ken Rosenthal saying he thinks the Sox ownership put a pause to it because of the bad media attention.

 

That is some pretty weak s*** if true.

 

I understand that the Twins have backed out of the deal.

 

 

https://www.twinkietown.com/2020/2/8/21128417/mlb-minnesota-twins-back-out-of-trade-news-boston-red-sox-graterol-kenta-maeda-dodgers-mookie-betts

[Kimmi]

Just send Maeda here and be done.

 

Exactly.

[Kimmi]

Ken Rosenthal saying he thinks the Sox ownership put a pause to it because of the bad media attention.

 

That is some pretty weak s*** if true.

 

I have a hard time believing this is true.

[mvp 78]

If Mookie is on the team during ST, it’s going to be weird AF. At that point, you almost have to pay 10/375 to keep him.

 

I don’t get it.

[mvp 78]

I have a hard time believing this is true.

 

They are very image conscious but have no idea how to maintain a good one.

[Hitch]

I understand that the Twins have backed out of the deal.

 

 

https://www.twinkietown.com/2020/2/8/21128417/mlb-minnesota-twins-back-out-of-trade-news-boston-red-sox-graterol-kenta-maeda-dodgers-mookie-betts

 

Yup, although, Rosenthal is questioning that and saying they aren't.

[Elktonnick]

Exactly.

 

I think Bloom's goal is young pitching prospects. We'll see if the above happens.

[mvp 78]

In the unlikely event that is true, potential trade partners may be reluctant to deal with the Red Sox in the future.

 

Yup. Sox are looking dumb here.

[moonslav59]

Betts, Price, $42M ($6M less than original) & Workman

 

for

 

Verdugo, Maeda & Wong

[Hitch]

I have a hard time believing this is true.

 

Me too, in the main. And yet somehow, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

[moonslav59]

Yup. Sox are looking dumb here.

 

If the kid is damaged goods (not that I trust the Sox medical staff), how are we being dumb?