To remain competitive in years to come, Boston needed the payroll flexibility that comes with trading its superstar.
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Red Sox trading Mookie Betts is a choice, not a necessity
Dealing homegrown star player is a small-market move, not something typical of a team with Boston’s resources and passionate fan base.
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AP sources: Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
Boston apparently sending 2018 AL MVP and former Cy Young winner to Los Angeles in what is reportedly a three-team deal.
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Tom Caron: Red Sox have little choice but to trade Mookie Betts
The 2018 MVP is unlikely to sign an extension with Boston, so Boston needs to get a return on its investment in him now.
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Tom Caron: Questions abound for Red Sox as spring training nears
The team still has yet to find a replacement for Alex Cora, and the rumor mill continues to swirl around a Mookie Betts trade.
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Bloom says Red Sox won’t rush to hire manager by spring training
Chaim Bloom declines to comment on whether Boston has interviewed anyone to replace Alex Cora.
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Curt Schilling the one to watch in next Hall of Fame vote
Derek Jeter’s election to the Hall of Fame marked the seventh straight year with at least one first-ballot honoree, but that streak is probably over in 2021.
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Reports: Dustin Pedroia suffers ‘significant setback’ in comeback
The second baseman played only nine games with the Red Sox over the past two seasons after surgeries on his left knee.
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Tom Caron: Red Sox inch forward in wake of Alex Cora’s departure
While Boston’s front office considers a managerial replacement, players try to wrap their heads around the stunning changes.
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Pete Rose said players in sign-stealing scandal should be punished
There’s one former baseball player uniquely qualified to answer a question about cheating in baseball.