Trading Betts and then resigning him makes a lot of sense for 2021 and beyond, but it all but ends any hopes for 2020 while hurting ticket sales and viewership, this year. If we deal Betts, why hang onto JD? He's opting out, regardless. (Again, we could bring him back, too.)
Dump Price and/or Eovaldi to open up some spending room for 2021 and 2022.
I'm not saying I want to trade Betts, but if we do, then just go for it.