Mookie Betts, the Boston Red Sox All-Star outfielder, will earn $27 million in 2020. It will be his third and final year of salary arbitration. After the 2020 season ends, he will become a free agent and that’s the route he wants to navigate. He has expressed little interest in a contract extension. What do the New York Mets have to do with all of this? Let’s explain the situation.
The Red Sox, in their attempt to cut payroll, are trying to trade Betts. Conversations with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres about a deal are reportedly heating up.