Mookie Betts and David Price leave Boston to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in a true blockbuster deal. The trade included the Twins, Dodgers and Red Sox. Instead of getting Dustin May, Joc Pederson, or Jeter Downs, the Red Sox stayed true to their word of wanting to get under the luxury tax threshold and acquired Alex Verdugo, who is currently not 100% healthy and Brusdar Graterol from the Twins. Chaim Bloom’s first real move is really setting the standard of flexibility, mind you the Red Sox are not a small market team.
A pitcher’s worst nightmare is going to be pitching against this Dodgers line-up that includes Mookie Betts (2018 AL MVP) and Cody Bellinger (2019 NL MVP). The Dodgers offense last season looked like this:
| NL Rank | ||
| Runs PG | 5.5 | 1st |
| HR | 279 | 1st |
| Slug pct | .472 | 1st |
| OPS | .810 | 1st |
*Note* The Angels acquired Joc Pederson in the midst of this.
David Price will also make a big impact on the already stacked rotation of the Dodgers. According to SportsCenter, the projected starting rotation will be:
- Clayton Kershaw
- Walker Buehler
- David Price
- Julio Urias
- Alex Wood
Mookie Betts will make $27 million this year and David Price has three years $96 million left on his contract. Price and Betts were key figures to the 2018 World Series Red Sox team when they beat the Dodgers four games to one.
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