CantStandYa
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Should be some decent karma when Osuna's arm falls off after Dusty puts him into 110 games.
Betts to the Dodgers.
Betts/Price to Red Sox, Maeda to Twins, Joc to Angel's, Graterol to Red Sox, Verdugo to Red Sox, money to dodgers from Red Sox. This is an absolute steal, and if the money going back to the Dodgers is at least $12 million, the Dodgers will still be below the luxury tax. Insane.
Dodgers gonna win 120 games.
I have been waiting for another Dodgers title since 1988. This doesn’t make me anymore hopeful. Verdugo was gonna be a stud and we did all this to pay Betts a fortune. Nice work Friedman. Why do Dodgers insist on doing biz with AL East?
Dodgers essentially gave away Joc Pederson to get under the tax. He's off to Anaheim.
The Dodgers got one of the top 3 bats in baseball and gave up no traditional prospects. Verdugo can be a stud, sure - but the Dodgers still only have one guaranteed contract in 2022. This was a great move for the team and you slot in Betts next to Bellinger, Seager, Muncy, Jturn - you've got an amazing lineup and still have a ton of flexibility and a completely loaded minor league system. Starting 5 of Kersh, Price, Buehler, Stripling and Wood or Urias.
Dodgers should easily be the favorites to win the NL.
Paxton out until June. Yankee injury curse starts before spring training.
And Joc was a salary dump. Guys who put up 37 bombs and have an .873 OPS don't grow on trees. No hit, good glove middle infielders do.
This was tax related. Admit it. In your head and heart you know it's right. You may love the prospect, but if not for the tax, this doesn't happen.
Red Sox should name Betts player-manager. Extend him at league minimum as a player and pay him the big bucks as manager. Keep Betts, get a manager, avoid luxury tax. Win-win-win.