So ... is this it?
Whatever you think of the Betts/Price trade, if the rationale was that it was done to reset their position below the tax threshold ... why stop now?
You can make the case that the Yankees, Rays, Twins, Astros and A's are better regular-season teams than the Red Sox right now. You can project that the Angels, Indians and even the White Sox might be as good as the Red Sox right now.
So, if you're Boston, and you want to rake out the underbrush and start anew ... do you move more contracts? Do you try to trade Eovaldi? Do you anticipate that JD will actually opt out this time, and see if someone wants him at the trade deadline? Is JBJ worth holding onto at this point?
If they're clearing salary, do they actually do it ... or do they stop now and half-ass it?
Whatever you think of the Betts/Price trade, if the rationale was that it was done to reset their position below the tax threshold ... why stop now?
You can make the case that the Yankees, Rays, Twins, Astros and A's are better regular-season teams than the Red Sox right now. You can project that the Angels, Indians and even the White Sox might be as good as the Red Sox right now.
So, if you're Boston, and you want to rake out the underbrush and start anew ... do you move more contracts? Do you try to trade Eovaldi? Do you anticipate that JD will actually opt out this time, and see if someone wants him at the trade deadline? Is JBJ worth holding onto at this point?
If they're clearing salary, do they actually do it ... or do they stop now and half-ass it?