Betts Price are Dodgers

Joc traded to Anaheim

Hearing Twins might be involved in a 3-way. Hearing Joc may get sent to Angels. Hearing May was involved in the deal. Nothing confirmed.

I guess the flood gates opened. I hope we go to bed knowing all the moving parts. Interested in what the Twins are getting. And what the Angels are sending back for Joc.

Maeda traded to Boston with Verdugo. May not involved.

Wow!

May not involved.

I thought it might be a three way deal. Holy moly!

I don’t like sending Joc to the Angels to play AJ, but exciting news.

Damn, loved Joc!

Brusdal Graterol going from the Twinkies to the Red Sox

Is Luis Rengifo a decent player?

Sorry but I don’t get the Joc trade! Do we really need another utility infielder?

Luis Rengifo? That’s all they could get for Joc? I’m not happy if that is accurate.

But I love the Boston deal. Hate to lose Verdugo but just him and An unhappy Maeda for Betts and a half priced Price. No Downs no Gray no Gonsolin no Ferguson no Ruiz! Masterful job by AF! Well done!

An amazing set of trades for Dodgers.

I’m also a Sox fan and while the return is good. I don’t get why you every trade Betts. Fucking owners and the CBT

This is what patience gets us Dodger fans well done AF

I can’t figure how the Padres couldn’t beat this deal.

I mean it’s obvious the RedSox purpose in this deal was shedding salary.

Verdugo is a very good young player, Graterol is #83 overal prospect. But we traded away one of the best players AND shelled out circa $50M on Price.

Feel like return should have been much better

It is great to get Betts. Let’s hope we an sign him for many years. I am not thrilled to have to take Price, but for half the salary, it is not too bad. Is that for the rest of his three years on his contract? As far as Pederson, that is not an even trade, but perhaps we are trying to stay under the luxury tax, or just save some money after picking up significant contracts, and we figure he is gone after next year. Still, he had value for this year, or at the trade deadline, and they could have platooned him again. Now we are pretty short of outfielders.

I have no idea about Rengifo, but it doesn’t sound like he is too helpful. The key to all of this is signing Betts, and I hope that we are confident of that, because of we don’t, we will have holes in the outfield. Sign Betts, and we will have one of the best lineups in baseball. Things look more exciting for the upcoming season, and I think we needed this.

Thank you Joc for some great moments. Loved your boyhood enthusiasm for the game and all the post season drama! You will be missed and I will continue to wear your jersey proudly!

Vassegh says that’s it. The Dodgers acquired Graterol for Maeda then sent Graterol and Verdugo for Price and Mookie. Joc then expected to go Angels for Rengifo.

Getting Betts is cool and all, but I don’t view it as a steal for the Dodgers. I think it’s possible, maybe 60-40 against, that Verdugo has a higher WAR over next five years than does Betts. More potential downside with Verdugo to be sure, but way cheaper too.

Unless they want to move Lux up to leadoff and put Mookie elsewhere:

Mookie

Seager

Turner

Belli

Muncy

Pollock

Lux

Smith

Pitcher

So do the Angels assume the owners role if Joc still goes to arbitration?

I guess I now want a all LA WS.

We give up Verdugo and Maeda for Betts and Price and half his salary. The Pederson trade was separate. With Pederson not a full time player we were not going get much. Sorry Bum.

Assuming that Belli and Betts are healthy for most of the year, it’s going to leave less playing time than ever for Kike and CT3. They each are going to make about 5 mil this year and neither of them is a particularly good third baseman while each can play all three outfield positions plus short and second. I’m guessing there is some redundancy there and one of them will be traded shortly. Kike has one year left on his contract and Taylor has two so I’m guessing AF would prefer to deal Kike but it might also depend on the return.