Los Angeles Dodgers: Three overlooked aspects of the Mookie Betts trade
By Jason Reed
The Los Angeles Dodgers made the team’s biggest offseason trade of the Andrew Friedman-era and landed 2018 AL MVP, Mookie Betts.
After some small signings in the offseason that consisted of the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ only winter activity, the team made massive headlines by trading for 2018 AL MVP, Mookie Betts.
It is quite ironic, and funny for that matter, that in an offseason where the fans were complaining about the Dodgers not doing enough they still end up with the best player on a new team. Out of every player that is now putting on a new jersey in 2020, Betts is by far the best.
That is, as long as the trade ends up happening. There is a hold up right now because of the prospect, Brusdar Graterol, that the Minnesota Twins are trading to the Red Sox as part of the three-team trade.
Graterol missed all of 2019 because of Tommy John and the Red Sox do not like his physical results, so the trade has been delayed. Personally, I am hopeful that it still goes through. This very well could be a minor hang-up that happens in most trades and we only know about it now because the deal was reported before physicals.
If it does go through, the Dodgers will be trading Alex Verdugo to the Boston Red Sox, Kenta Maeda to the Minnesota Twins and Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling to the Los Angeles Angels. In return, the Dodgers are getting Mookie Betts, David Price, Luis Rengifo and some (currently) unnamed prospects from the Angels.
Betts is the focal point of the trade and right now the main talk around the massive trade is whether or not it will go through. Here are some overlooked aspects of the deal that might be getting overlooked that make this trade even better.