The Red Sox Just Traded Away Our Best Player. And You Don't Have To Stand For It
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The Red Sox know they can trade Mookie Betts with absolute impunity, writes Peter May. It’s the MLB equivalent of saying you could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.
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The Red Sox Just Traded Away Our Best Player. And You Don't Have
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MLB Notebook: In need of lineup balance, Red Sox could turn to Trevor Story
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Red Sox To Acquire Tyler O'Neill - MLB Trade Rumors
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Mookie Betts's style stands out, on and off the field - The Boston Globe
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Red Sox want to keep Mookie Betts in Boston for 'his entire career
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Red Sox Roster Breakdown: Where do Sox stand entering MLB offseason?
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Why Are the Angels and Other MLB Teams Giving Good Players Away? - The Ringer
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Here's why the Red Sox's Mookie Betts deserves to be American
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Red Sox agree to trade stars Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
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Starr's 7 Questions: Which Red Sox player has most on the line in 2024? – Boston Herald
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Ten big-name MLB players who could be traded this offseason - The Athletic
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Red Sox agree to trade stars Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
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