GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs back to the dugout from right field during a spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels at Camelback Ranch on February 26, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
The league-wide loss of revenue due to the current pandemic means former Red Sox star Mookie Betts can’t expect the massive free agent contract he expected.
The reasons why the Boston Red Sox traded away superstar Mookie Betts last winter had as much to do with the future as it did with the present.