The trade that will send Mookie Betts and David Price from Boston to Los Angeles was finalized on Sunday.
After five days of deliberation between Boston, LA, and Minnesota, the original deal that was in place was scrapped in favor for a new deal that involves two separate trades instead of one three-team deal.
Here is a timeline of the overall situation.
Timeline
February 4th, 2020
Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the deal first.
ESPN Insider Kiley McDaniel reports on full terms of original deals.
February 5th, 2020
A separate trade was then agreed upon between the Dodgers and Angels.
February 6th, 2020
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Red Sox are slow to approve of deal because of pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol’s medical history.
February 9th, 2020
Jeff Passan reports that new deals have been agreed upon.
Passan reports on the full deal here.
Rosenthal then announces the separate deal that will be completed along with the Betts deal.
Since the original deal fell apart, so did the Trade between the Angels and Dodgers.
Final Trades
| Boston Gets: | Los Angeles Gets |
| – Outfielder: Alex Verdugo – Infielder: Jeter Downs – Catcher Connor Wong | – Outfielder: Mookie Betts – Starting Pitcher: David Price – Cash |
| Los Angeles Gets | Minnesota Gets |
| Pitcher: Brusdar Graterol Outfielder: Luke Raley 67th Pick in 2020 Draft | Pitcher: Kenta Maeda $10M Cash |
Reaction
The deal(s) were confusing from the start, ultimately the Red Sox ended up getting an extra prospect and a Top 50 prospect instead of Brusdar Graterol who had some medical concerns. There will for sure be retractors and there will also be the people who felt this needed to happen. I guess we’re just going to have to wait and see.
Check out the reactions from kids at UMass-Amherst in these threads below.
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