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Thursday 6 February 2020
AP sources: Red Sox agree to trade Betts, Price to Dodgers

By JIMMY GOLEN the National League with
AP Sports Writer 886 runs and 279 home runs
BOSTON (AP) — Banking on last year.
Mookie Betts to be the miss- Verdugo, a left-handed hit-
ing piece in their World Se- ter, batted .294 with 44 RBIs
ries pursuit, the Los Angeles and 12 home runs in 106
Dodgers finally pulled off a games before a back injury
blockbluster deal with the in August ended his season
cost-cutting Red Sox. early. His outfield defense is
Boston agreed to trade the average, but at 23 he has
2018 AL MVP to the Dodg- time to improve.
ers on Tuesday night, ac- Betts' departure deepens
cording to two people with the disappointment in Bos-
knowledge of the deal, ton, where the New Eng-
packaging Betts with left- land Patriots sat out the
hander David Price in a sal- Super Bowl for the first time
ary dump designed to save in four years and face the
the Red Sox tens of millions prospect of quarterback
of dollars and help them Tom Brady leaving as a
dip below baseball's luxury free agent. The Red Sox
tax threshold. are now without the best
The Dodgers, eager for a player, the top executive
World Series title after los- In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits an RBI-double during the sixth and the manager who led
ing in the 2017 and '18 Fall inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston. them to a franchise-record
Classics, are sending out- Associated Press 108 wins and the World Se-
fielder Alex Verdugo back ries championship a year
to the Red Sox. The deal Betts, who will earn $27 mil- NL West titles but hasn't ed them in recent years. ago.
also involves the Minnesota lion this season, has spurned celebrated a World Series They lost out on two prima- The deal makes sense only
Twins, who are getting right- nine-figure offers from the championship since 1988. ry offseason pursuits when in the complicated eco-
hander Kenta Maeda from Red Sox for a long-term They fell in 2018 against Bet- pitcher Gerrit Cole signed nomics of baseball's col-
the Dodgers and sending deal and expressed eager- ts and the Red Sox, a year with the New York Yankees lective bargaining tax,
pitching prospect Brus- ness to test the free agent after being defeated by for $324 million over nine which penalizes a team
dar Graterol to Boston. Los market. Boston decided to the Houston Astros in seven years and third baseman for spending over a preset
Angeles will also get cash move him now — a century games. Anthony Rendon signed limit — $208 million for 2020.
from Boston to offset some after selling Babe Ruth to Price is due $96 million over a $245 million, seven-year What's more, a ballclub
of the $123 million owed the New York Yankees — the final three years of a contract with the rival An- that surpasses the threshold
to Betts and Price, but the rather than let the four-time $217 million, seven-year gels. in three straight years pays
exact amount was not yet All-Star walk after the 2020 deal he signed before the Until now, the Dodgers' top a top rate of 95%; on the
known. season. 2016 season. The 2012 AL addition this winter was re- other hand, if a team goes
The people spoke to The One of baseball's best all- Cy Young Award winner liever Blake Treinen. under the limit for a season,
Associated Press on condi- around talents, the popular missed time last year with Adding Betts' bat to a line- the penalty for their next vi-
tion of anonymity because Betts should fit nicely into a wrist issue and went 7-5 up that includes Bellinger, olation resets to the lowest
the trade, pending the ex- a Dodgers lineup that also with a 4.28 ERA in 22 starts. Justin Turner, Max Muncy rate of 20%.
change of medical infor- includes reigning NL MVP The Dodgers finally pulled and Corey Seager makes This deal is expected to
mation, had not been an- Cody Bellinger. Los Ange- off the kind of splashy off- the Dodgers even more get Boston below that
nounced. les has won seven straight season deal that has elud- fearsome. Their offense led threshold.q

Braves beat Shane Greene

in salary arbitration

len Ponak made the de- Greene had a 2.30 ERA in Greene is eligible for free
cision Wednesday, a day 65 relief appearances with agency after this season.
after hearing arguments. 64 strikeouts and 17 walks Berríos, a 25-year-old right-
A 31-year-old right-hand- in 62 2/3 innings for Detroit hander, was 14-8 with a
er, Greene was a first-time and Atlanta, which ac- 3.68 ERA in 32 starts last
All-Star last year, when he quired him at the July 31 year for the AL Central
made $4 million. trade deadline. He had a champions, striking out 195
Minnesota Twins right- 4.01 ERA in 27 games for and walking 51. He started
hander , eligible for arbitra- the Braves and allowed a the Division Series opener
In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Braves' Shane Greene
throws during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phil- tion for the first time, asked tying eighth-inning single against the New York Yan-
lies in Philadelphia. for a raise from $620,000 to to Yadier Molina in Game kees and did not get a de-
Associated Press $4.4 million in the second 4 of the NL Division Series cision, allowing three runs
hearing of the year. Min- against St. Louis, which ral- — one earned — in four
PHOENIX (AP) — The Atlan- paid $6.25 million instead nesota offered $4,025,000. lied to win in 10 innings. The innings.
ta Braves defeated Shane of his request for $6.75 mil- The case was heard Cardinals won Game 5, Sixteen players remain
Greene in the first salary lion. Wednesday by Frederic then were swept by Wash- scheduled for hearings,
arbitration case this year, Arbitrators Gary Kend- Horowitz, Andrew Strongin ington in the NL Champi- which run through Feb.
and the reliever will be ellen, Brian Keller and Al- and Margaret Brogan. onship Series. 21.q