"Wednesday was quite a baseball day in New York. The Yankees signed Cody Bellinger back to their squad for $162 million, and the Mets acquired Freddy Peralta from the Brewers in exchange for prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat. This has ramifications for the Red Sox on a few fronts: First, the deal for Bellinger again verifies the price for free agent outfielders remains astronomically high."
"Couple the Bellinger money with the $240 million Kyle Tucker got from the Dodgers last week, and in theory, the Red Sox should be sitting pretty with their surplus of outfielders. But my guess is, and this is purely a guess, Craig Breslow and the front office are not finding a certain left handed starting major league outfielder valued as high on the trade market as he probably would be if he was a free agent. Thus, the hold up."
The Yankees signed Cody Bellinger for $162 million and the Mets acquired Freddy Peralta while trading prospects and adding Luis Robert, increasing competition for players. Recent costly outfielder signings confirm that free-agent outfielders command astronomically high prices. The Red Sox possess a surplus of outfield talent — Roman Anthony, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Jarren Duran — creating a logjam at outfield and DH. The front office has struggled to find comparable trade value for a left-handed starting outfielder, producing a hold-up. The club must choose between accepting suboptimal trades now for immediate infield help or waiting and risking fewer trade partners.
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