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Pros and Cons of Possible Dodgers Trade for Red Sox's Mookie Betts Amid Rumors

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in a win-now window, have an ample budget and prospects to spare. The Boston Red Sox are reportedly looking to stay under the luxury tax threshold and might be headed for a retool/rebuild after a disappointing third-place finish in 2019. Roller skate, meet key.

And by key, we mean outfielder Mookie Betts.

Betts is entering his final year of arbitration before he hits free agency. MLB Trade Rumors projects he'll earn $27.7 million. He's also a 27-year-old four-time Gold Glove winner who won American League MVP honors in 2018 and has finished in the top eight in MVP voting every season since 2016.