And I still think it's likely he signs with the Sox for 365. Maybe he doesn't? We do know that the Sox didn't want to sign him for 365. What difference will that 65M be for the Sox over the next decade? IDK.
Kimbrel was a 3x All Star from 2016 - 2018.
Uehara retired two years after Kimbrel was signed. They needed a longer term solution in the closer spot.
After the Kimbrel trade, Uehara had 9 saves for the remainder of his career. Kimbrel had 31, 35 and 42 for the Sox.
The impact on sending out prospects (that are worse than the ones you kept) to fill a glaring need and help you win a WS seems like a good thing. Nitpick about the other deals if you want, but the Sale and Kimbrel deals I do over and over again.
And he still had a .314 OBP for the season (182 BABIP), where Margot's was .327 (317 BABIP). I would be donuts to dollars that Beni is the better player going forward.
Puig opted out after getting COVID. My guess is that whatever deal he gets this year is much less than Atlanta's one year deal. I can't find out how much he signed for.