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I can't explain the impetus for this move from Boston's perspective.
I mean, if you're looking for a baseball reason beyond saving money on the tax, you won't find one.
this is mostly speculation.feel free to poke holes in my theory...but Maybe Mookie Betts won't be that good a hitterif he doesn't know what pitch is coming ahead of time?
If that were true, you'd probably see a more significant difference between his home and road splits - especially once you factor in the advantages that Fenway provides power hitting righties and plunking balls off the Green Monster.
Well it's not like Betts is controllable for a bunch of years. He'll be an FA next year and has made it known that he fully intends to test free agency. Boston is getting back a very good young OF who has many years of control in Verdugo alone. So it's not just the tax they're worried about; they might lose Betts if he decides to sign elsewhere or have to dole out 400 million plus to retain him, which they still can do next year anyway. I don't love this for Boston but I'm not sure it's nearly as silly as some are making it out to be.