Dodgers, Red Sox reportedly agree to new Mookie Betts trade
Feb 9, 2020, 5:12 PM | Updated: 6:13 pm
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits an RBI-double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston. Betts has agreed to a $27 million contract with the Red Sox. It is the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Days after the Mookie Betts trade was reportedly delayed due to the medical review of a prospect, a new three-team trade has been agreed upon, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Barring another unforeseen hindrance, the Los Angeles Dodgers will acquire Boston Red Sox outfielder Betts, one of the best players in Major League Baseball.
The Dodgers would receive Betts and pitcher David Price.
The Red Sox’s return includes Alex Verdugo, shortstop Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong, according to ESPN.
Los Angeles would send Kenta Maeda, $10 million in cash and a “low-level” prospect to the Minnesota Twins, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.
Minnesota would send Brusdar Graterol and the No. 67 draft pick to the Dodgers. The Twins are also sending outfielder Luke Raley, according to Passan.
Graterol was originally supposed to go to the Red Sox, but Boston backed out after analyzing his medical records.
The hold up on this trade also delayed the trade between the Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels centering around outfielder Joc Pederson.
The trade would have sent Pederson, pitcher Ross Stripling and prospect Andy Pages to the Angels in exchange for infielder Luis Rengifo and a prospect, according to ESPN.
If the Dodgers acquire Betts, the Pederson trade deal would clear out salary.
