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Note: This was put together before the news of the deal being put on hold.
No player this good or this young has ever been traded before Mookie Betts. (Ben Lindbergh; The Ringer)
Ben Carsley writes about the lie we’ve been fed. (Ben Carsley; Baseball Prospectus)
Alex Speier has some questions lingering after the trade. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)
Ian Browne has some as well. (Ian Browne; RedSox.com)
Here are the scouting reports on Alex Verdugo and Brusdar Graterol. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)
This whole deal is a terrible precedent. (Bill Koch; Providence Journal)
However this turns out, this is a career-defining move for Chaim Bloom. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)
John Tomase believes it will indeed turn out well. (John Tomase; NBC Sports Boston)
Here’s where the team’s World Series odds now lie, if you’re into that sort of thing. (Chris Cotillo; Masslive)
We can tie a lot of this back to the Jon Lester situation, too. (Jim Hackett; WEEI)
According to Jim Rice, Betts says he really did want to stay in Boston. (Deyscha Smith; Boston.com)
The irony of this situation is that, by making this deal with the Dodgers, the Red Sox are emulating them as well. (Kiley McDaniel; ESPN)