He was rule 5 eligible this winter, and there aren’t many who believe in the upside. Hence only netting an oft-injured swingman. They need the 40 man space.

Across the same years, defensive positioning, particularly in the OF, have become MUCH more accurate, and players are also faster. OF hits are down.

Agreed. Unless these are Shohei deferrals he’s not gonna see more than that on the table anywhere. And after all that talk of needing a RH bat they sign one in decline who’s also running some reverse splits 🤦‍♂️

He’s not opting out of $40m per. And now he and his reverse splits and rapid decline are blocking cheaper players we need to see. And it requires finding a taker for Masa. Hate this deal.

That contract is brutal. Turn down $21M to make $23m over TWO years.

He’s now pitching two years to make what he turned down for one in November. $4m this year and can’t opt out until he’s 34. Yikes.

I’m curious to see this play out. Most of Mookie’s issues were throwing. He now has a full offseason to adjust from OF mechanics and positioning to SS demands. That’s different than learning on the fly last season. I won’t bet against that kind of athlete improving.

Is Campusano really any worse than what Boston is pretending is their answer? Or TB? Or Miami? These are all ugly.

Red Sox trade Mookie Betts

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But maybe he’ll break out his Hanukkah song!