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Boston Red Sox: Don’t blame Mookie Betts for departure

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 29: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox looks on from the outfield during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on September 29, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 29: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox looks on from the outfield during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on September 29, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Red Sox traded Mookie Betts because they didn’t want to pay him. Fans should be mad at ownership, not Betts.

Fans everywhere are upset that Mookie Betts is no longer on the Boston Red Sox and I can’t blame them. Boston got rid of an amazing player who looks like he is on his way to the hall of fame.

Now of course some people are trying to put the blame on Betts. “Take a hometown discount, don’t be so greedy.”

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But let’s not forget who we are dealing with. The Red Sox are valued at over $3 billion. You read that right, billion with a b. Fenway Sports Group even owns an English soccer team (shoutout to all the Liverpool fans out there).

If the Red Sox wanted to pay Mookie Betts they easily could have. It’s not like MLB has a salary cap to deal with. For years we have seen teams spend exuberant amounts of money to build a World Series champion.

The Red Sox proved that they care more about their wallets than the team. They are punting on the 2020 season even though they just raised ticket prices. Red Sox nation should be livid.

There is only one person I truly feel bad for in this situation. Chaim Bloom might have been the one to work out a deal, but he is not to blame. Ownership told him to cut salary and that is what he did.

It’s is so frustrating as a fan to see billion dollar owners not spend money on guys that became stars in Boston. Betts was drafted by the team and came up through the farm system. He could have been the face of the franchise for the rest of his career.

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All Mookie Betts did was ask for a fair deal. You can’t be mad at him for that. Who you should be angry at is the owners for letting him go.

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