Roche: Analyzing The Many, Many Layers Of The Mookie Betts Trade
There is a lot to unpack from Boston's blockbuster trade of Mookie Betts. Dan Roche analyzes the man, many layers of the trade, and what it means for the Red Sox going forward.
There is a lot to unpack from Boston's blockbuster trade of Mookie Betts. Dan Roche analyzes the man, many layers of the trade, and what it means for the Red Sox going forward.
Adding Mookie Betts makes a baseball team better. Duh. Still, the immediate reaction to Tuesday night's deal may have included some people going a little overboard.
If you're a Red Sox fan, you likely went to bed pretty darn upset Tuesday night. You probably felt the same way waking up Wednesday morning. Keep that anger going.
Here are the details on both players -- Alex Verdugo and Brusdal Graterol -- heading to Boston in the three-team deal that sent Betts and David Price to Los Angeles.
The Red Sox did it. They actually did it. Boston has traded outfielder Mookie Betts.
Though the team is seemingly taking it slow in the process to replace Alex Cora, the Red Sox did interview an in-house candidate for the job.
Is today the day that the Red Sox trade Mookie Betts? Maybe. But maybe not.
The Red Sox do not have a manager. They may be trading away their star player in a matter of hours. But Monday is Truck Day at Fenway Park.
It feels like the Red Sox and Dodgers have been inching closer and closer to a Mookie Betts trade all winter. Now with spring training just over a week away, a trade may actually come to fruition.
With spring training inching closer and closer, the Red Sox are expanding their managerial search to candidates outside of Fenway Park.
Dan Roche loves everything about Mookie Betts. But if he and the Red Sox are so far apart in contract negotiations, it's time for Boston to make a move.
There has been a lot of Mookie Betts trade chatter in the last week. A whole lot of it. Most of it has been just smoke, but now it kinda sorta sounds like the Red Sox are nearing a trade of their star outfielder.
The Red Sox' search for a new manager has been a quiet one, but it's finally starting to pick up some steam with spring training just a few weeks away. Boston has reportedly expressed interest in former player Mark Kotsay as a potential replacement for Alex Cora.
First baseman Mitch Moreland is staying with the Boston Red Sox, agreeing Tuesday to a one-year contract that guarantees $3 million.
A blockbuster trade of the franchise player could still be coming for the Red Sox.
ESPN's Adam Schefter shed some more light on the Patriots ending their pursuit of Brandon Aiyuk.
The Red Sox now own the tiebreaker over the Royals, thanks in large part to an extremely awkward run scored by first baseman Domenic Smith.
Despite the Patriots making a big-money offer to Brandon Aiyuk, he apparently didn't want to play in New England.
Dominic Smith scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night.
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While Jerod Mayo is a much more talkative coach than what we're used to in New England, he wouldn't touch the Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors on Tuesday.
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Alex Cora hit a career milestone on Monday night, notching his 500th career win as manager of the Boston Red Sox.
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Nurses told the I-Team they had no idea cameras were being mounted in operating rooms until after they were installed in early June.
An advocacy group wants immediate changes at a state hospital for mental patients accused of crimes in Massachusetts.
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Blupoint Healthcare employees say their paychecks finally cleared at the bank.
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Yankee Candle is laying off about 100 workers in Massachusetts amid a decline in the fragrance business.
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ESPN's Adam Schefter shed some more light on the Patriots ending their pursuit of Brandon Aiyuk.
The Red Sox now own the tiebreaker over the Royals, thanks in large part to an extremely awkward run scored by first baseman Domenic Smith.
Despite the Patriots making a big-money offer to Brandon Aiyuk, he apparently didn't want to play in New England.
Dominic Smith scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Gabby Thomas went to Paris for a gold medal, and the Northampton native did not disappoint.
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