Rotation innings are just one of multiple questions the Dodgers will face over the next four-plus weeks as the deadline looms. They’re also staring down an absence of six to eight weeks for star leadoff manMookie Betts, who in recent years has moved from right field to both middle-infi...
Downs is just 26 years old and has been a highly-regarded prospect. When the Red Sox sent superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers Downs actually was the top prospect involved in the deal that also brought Alex Verdugo and Connor Wong to Boston. The 26-year-old...
Betts batted in the leadoff spot, where manager Dave Roberts has been reluctant to lock him in. The 2018 AL MVP said when he was acquired from Boston in a blockbuster trade during the offseason that he thought he’d be hitting leadoff with Los Angeles. ___ More AP MLB: https://apn...
If the Indians decide to move Francisco Lindor in this offseason to a contender, he could turn out to be next season’s Mookie Betts. Lindor could be the kind of young star to put his new team over the top. And if he does change teams over the next few months, he would be doing...
However, how do the Dodgers plan on getting through the Betts and Yamamoto injuries? Let’s take a look at three possible issues.1. Replacing BettsIf the season ended today, there’s a strong chance Betts would’ve taken home his second Most Valuable Player Award. That’s how valuable he...
Mookie Betts, Red Sox since the trade Trading away Betts was supposed to set up some big spending winters for the Red Sox. We're still waiting for that to happen. Since trading Betts, the Red Sox have finished in the basement of the AL East three times. The team's .500 finish last...
After a winter of trade rumors, the Red Sox finally dealt Betts and lefty David Price to Los Angeles earlier this month, in exchange for outfielder Alex Verdugo and a pair of prospects. With the move, Boston all but punted on the season; the Dodgers joined the Yankees as World Series ...
to currently playing for the team. Since he has completed 10 years at MLB, he can veto any trade scenario. From now onwards, no other team has the power to trade him without his consent. Even if any club chooses to trade him, Betts can veto, and the...
Betts, the franchise player the team wanted to sign to a long-term contract, was eligible for arbitration. He and the Sox had a $3 million difference of opinion. With what was at stake in the future, the Sox never should havetaken Betts to arbitration over $3 million. ...
Ortiz has priceless take on Betts trade after Game 1 heroics Price credited Verdugo for his smooth adjustment to Boston as Betts' replacement. “To switch leagues, to go from L.A. to Boston where the weather is very different and for him to have that first year he had facing pitchers...