A few weeks, the Boston Red Sox made a big blockbuster trade, trading away star outfielder Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Along with the trade, the Red Sox received Alex Vergdugo, Jeter Downs, and Connor Wong.

Mookie Betts had one year remaining on his contract before entering free agency, while David Price still had a few years left on his huge seven year/$217 million that he signed in 2016.

With the Red Sox making this big trade in the middle of all this Houston Astros cheating drama, a lot of Red Sox fans are very upset that the Red Sox made this trade.

Mookie was offered a 10 year, over $300 million dollar contract in the offseason, but turned down the offer, because he said that he wanted to test free agency. So instead of the Red Sox keeping him around for another season, they pulled the trigger, and shipped him out to LA to play for the Dodgers.

With trading away Mookie’s 1 year/$27 million contract, and David Price’s gigantic contract, it clears up the salary cap with high hopes of a signing a big free agent in the summer of 2021.

But was it right the move?

Personally I think this was a TERRIBLE move.

Yes, the Red Sox didn’t have exactly the best season last year, they missed the playoffs, but it wasn’t awful. The starting pitchers had a down year, bullpen was terrible, and no closer. I felt like if the Red Sox made a few tweaks by adding some bullpen pitchers and closers, they would’ve been a title contending team again. TRADING MOOKIE WAS NOT THE ANSWER.

Mookie was a huge reason why the Red Sox won the title in 2018. Dominated the MLB by putting up big hitting numbers, a star gold glove outfielder, and winning the AL MVP.

By trading away the league MVP two years ago in his prime, was an awful decision that the Red Sox made. I feel like Boston traded away Mookie, because they did not want to pay the guy. When Mookie turned down that offer for Boston, it didn’t mean he wanted to leave Boston, he just wanted to test free agency. He knows that if he tests free agency, he is going to be offered a HUGE contract. My guess is his contract will be over $400 million dollars, when he is offered a contract in free agency.

I think Mookie was committed to Boston, and really wanted to stay, but he wanted to be offered the big contract by them in free agency or get offered a big contract by another team to convince the Red Sox to match the deal. The Red Sox were just too cheap to offer him the man, so they traded him away instead of keeping him. Boston should’ve been trying to build around him, not trade him for pieces. You could’ve kept Mookie and traded away other pieces to still keep this team solid. Like for example, they should’ve traded away David Price and Jackie Bradley Jr (Who has been in trade talks for YEARS) to get some solid bullpen pitchers or a closer in return.

People might be saying that Mookie isn’t worth the $400 contract, BUT HE IS. A guy who is in his prime, MVP, star Gold gloves outfielder, this guy is legit. People could respond on how Mike Trout and Bryce Harper’s contract hasn’t worked out, but hear me out on this. Mike Trout is worth the contract, because he is one of the most dominant players in the MLB. It is the Angels fault that they haven’t tried to build anyone around him. Bryce Harper has only played one year in Philadelphia, give him time, and FYI the Nationals had an awful amount of luck to win the World Series, and that is a fact to me whether you agree with it or not.

Mookie is worth that contract, because he has the pieces around him and he is an all-around star on the field. He has brought home a championship to Boston and that has proved to be worth a huge contract, especially if he is arguably one of the best players in the MLB. He is capable of winning a title, but it is too late as Boston has traded him away to the team that they beat in the World Series.

The Red Sox could sign him back in 2021, but I don’t think that will happen. We all said that about Jon Lester when we traded him to Oakland, but he still bailed and went to the Chicago Cubs instead.

I still will be rooting for this Red Sox team, and I hope that these guys they brought in will be good and bring in some wins, but the Red Sox made a bad trade trading away a star MVP.

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