, the departure of Betts – who torched them for a .953 OPS in 92 career games – and Price from the division is welcome, even if the reported adds of outfielder Alex Verdugo and right-hander Brusdar Graterol in the complicated three-way trade that also includes the Minnesota Twins could turn into a clever roster repositioning.
Rather than Betts, they had Josh Donaldson, along with Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez, the latter coming off an injury-marred season. Their farm system carried far more promise than Boston’s thanks to the presence of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio, among others, so they had an opportunity to bridge between cores rather than reset.
From a dispassionate vantage point, you can understand Bloom’s motivation. Verdugo and Graterol may not reach the ceiling on their potential, but they add youth to an organization that doesn’t have a substantive injection of talent from the farm system looming on the horizon. Moving Betts and Price opens up some financial flexibility for next winter and beyond. And they should still be a decent team in 2020, with upside.
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