With Betts it's not about him being a favorite, it's about him being one of the best players in the game, who got a deal that we can see was absolutely reasonable in terms of today's market.
Some are still crying about Fred Lynn.
Let's not forget a guy named Mookie Betts.
Isn't it okay to cry if you think they're the wrong moves? Don't we all do that?
But you seem to be saying that if they had a fire sale in July and traded Bogey, JD, Eovaldi etc., anyone who didn't like the fact they were throwing in the towel on 2022 when they were 3 games out of a Wild Card would be a crybaby.
It's anybody's guess until something happens, that's for sure.
This other leak about Abreu being the Red Sox "number one outside target" is a real head-scratcher. Where did that come from?
If true, it's grim news...
It's not a question of being happy. The front office decided they had enough of a chance to make the playoffs not to fire sale. Blame it on the continually expanding playoffs if you want. The Phillies scraped in at 87-75 and nearly won it all.
You're calling fans crybabies for not giving up, and for not being forward-looking enough. Including fans who go to the park and pay the highest prices in baseball and generate a lot of revenue for the team.
Bogey's opt-out was an automatic. He would have been insane not to. Of course the Sox could have prevented it by signing him to a new deal some time in the last two years.