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Dodgers News: National Pundit Slams Boston Front Office for Mookie Betts Trade

The Dodgers acquisition Mookie Betts during the 2020 season still haunts The Ringer founder Bill Simmons.

Ryan Menzie

Dodgers News: National Pundit Slams Boston Front Office for Mookie Betts Trade
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The Dodgers have been one of the hottest teams in the MLB and are coming off a three-game series sweep against the San Diego Padres. Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts made his presence known accruing at-least two hits each game and improved his batting average .275.

The Dodgers success has come with the firepower of their loaded roster with Betts arguably being the biggest difference during their World Series run. This of course makes sports fans relive some of their worst nightmares, which includes the trade deal that sent Betts and David Price to the Dodgers. 

Ringer podcast host and longtime Boston sports fan Bill Simmons still believes that the trade to the Dodgers is the absolute worst Boston trade he has seen in his lifetime. 

To some, Simmons may seem like he is overreacting, but the numbers don't lie and Betts has been worth every penny for the Dodgers. With the recent news of Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers possibly being on the move, a rumor that gave Simmons flashbacks of what happened to Betts, raises concern for the Boston native. 

During his three seasons spent so far with the Dodgers, Betts has earned a Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, a pair of All-Star appearances, and a second place finish in the 2020 NL MVP voting to future teammate Freddie Freeman. 

The Dodgers immediately gave Betts a 12-year, $365 million extension after the trade and its safe to say the Dodgers took the right risk of signing him till near the end of his career. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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