Mookie Betts was willing to do anything to persuade Aaron Judge to comes to Los Angeles.
, that meant trading the outfield for second base to make room for the reigning American League MVP.
“Yes, that sounds probably like something I said,” Betts told Verducci. “But hey, that was going to be a tough get.”gigantic nine-year $360 million dealIt wouldn’t have been such a huge stretch for Betts, a six-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion and former Judge rival from his days with the Red Sox.He never directly spoke to Judge about potentially joining forces, though.
Betts is in the early years of a 12-year, $365 million contract — the second-wealthiest total deal in MLB — though Judge’s $40 million AAV is baseball third-most. Betts, 30, and the Dodgers posted the best regular season record in the MLB in 2022 of 111-51, but the franchise wasShare this article:
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