It’s time for Mookie Betts to sit down at the negotiating table and hash out a new deal that keeps him in the Boston Red Sox organization for the foreseeable future.
It probably won’t happen. In fact, Betts recently reiterated his intent to wait to discuss his contract until he hits free agency, according to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
Betts assures us that he’s happy playing in Boston but doesn’t want to sell himself short by signing an early extension. He’s perfectly content to bet on himself by going year-to-year through the arbitration process before cashing in big when he hits free agency after the 2020 season.