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Red Sox Rumors: Trading Mookie Betts would be a disastrous mistake

By Sean Penney

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 17: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox looks on in the second inning against the Houston Astros during Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 17, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 17: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox looks on in the second inning against the Houston Astros during Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 17, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 24: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the 2018 World Series at Fenway Park on October 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 24: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the 2018 World Series at Fenway Park on October 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Rumors are swirling that the Boston Red Sox will listen to offers for Mookie Betts. Trading their superstar outfielder would be an unforgivable mistake.

From the moment that Mookie Betts scampered home for the winning run in the regular-season finale, the elated feeling brought on by the walk-off victory quickly faded into despair. We’ve been privileged to watch this young outfielder develop into a superstar over the last few years but with an uncertain offseason looming, many have wondered if that thrilling end to the 2019 season is the last the Boston Red Sox will see of Betts.

Not to worry, Betts isn’t going anywhere. Not now and not for the foreseeable future. Betts is a generational talent in the prime of his career. The 2018 AL MVP is a five-tool player who can impact a game in a variety of ways. Only Mike Trout (34.9 fWAR) has been more valuable than Betts (30.7 fWAR) since 2016, according to the FanGraphs version of WAR.

A player like this doesn’t come around often so when you’re fortunate enough to find one, you do everything in your power to retain them. The Los Angeles Angels already did so by locking up Trout with the largest contract in MLB history. The Red Sox must be prepared to give Betts a deal that falls in the same stratosphere.

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