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Padres and Red Sox Close on Deal for Betts

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Padres want the Red Sox to take Will Meyers and his $61M contract but that's too much and the Red Sox are willing to take 25%. padres have come back and said 75%. Sox are hesitating but might do it if the padres give up more prospects.

It's all speculation right now, but the Pads want to get rid of Meyers and are willing to give up the majors ready kids.

Red Sox Rumors: Mookie Betts trade offer from Padres hung up over money
 

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Dumb move by Boston if they take on anymore than 10% of Meyers' contract. San Diego is not parting with any of their top prospects no matter how much of Meyers' salary they take on.
 

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Dumb move by Boston if they take on anymore than 10% of Meyers' contract. San Diego is not parting with any of their top prospects no matter how much of Meyers' salary they take on.


The Red Sox remain in trade talks with the Padres over All-Star right fielder Mookie Betts, however, at least one thing stands in their way of possibly agreeing to a deal.

According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, the Padres are "willing to send two young major leaguers and at least one prospect" to Boston with outfielder Wil Myers in exchange for Betts. In order for the Friars to take on Betts' $27 million salary for a one-year rental, the club wants the Red Sox to "come up significantly in the portion of Myers' contract they are willing to pay."

Myers is set to make $61 million over the next three seasons, and the Red Sox are reportedly willing to assume about half that. Sources told the newspaper that San Diego would prefer to only pay for a quarter of Myers's salary in order to take on Betts'.

Multiple people within the Padres organization feel that acquiring Betts is "only marginally possible" due to the Dodgers' interest in the outfielder and the struggles over Myers's contract with the Red Sox. While Betts could walk away after one season, he would drastically improve the Padres' chances of making their first postseason since 2006.

The Dodgers are in a better position to take on Betts's salary and have a deep farm system of high-level prospects to possibly trade.

Betts, who will become a free agent in 2020, finished last season hitting .295/.391/.524 with 29 home runs and 80 RBI. He was named American League MVP in 2018 after leading Major League Baseball with a .346 batting average and 129 runs.

Myers, however, has not delivered for the Padres after the club signed him to a six-year, $83 million deal in 2017. He hit .239/.321/.418 with 53 RBI last season.

San Diego signed star free agent Manny Machado last offseason, but the team won only 70 games last season.
 

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Dumb move by Boston if they take on anymore than 10% of Meyers' contract. San Diego is not parting with any of their top prospects no matter how much of Meyers' salary they take on.

Agreed. Any deal that involves taking on the Myers contract is a horrible one for the Red Sox, especially if they get any of the young players constantly mentioned. Margot is essentially JBJ right now (below average outfielder, but defense makes him average) and Naylor's value is tied to his bat and he hasn't hit that well in the minors outside of the PCL. I'd much rather deal with the Dodgers and get one of Verdugo/Pederson.
 
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