Right now, Mookie Betts is still a member of the Boston Red Sox and penciled in as their leadoff hitter and starting right fielder. We all know this is the final year of his current contract with the team and that he’ll make $27 million in 2020 thanks to an agreement he and the front office reached before the arbitration deadline. We all know he’s said he’s not going to sign an extension or give the Sox a hometown discount, and we all know he has his mind set on getting to free agency.
With the trade rumors surrounding Mookie percolating all winter and really heating up over the last week, a report came out from Lou Merloni (make of that what you will) stating that the Red Sox and Betts are far apart when it comes to what they perceive as his worth.