Thinking out of the box

[MaineBucs]

MLB Trade Rumors states that the Padres are only willing to assume 25% or so of Meyers salary in a Betts trade. Thus, the Red Sox would need to pick up $15 mil/year or so over 3 years; about $45 mil.



While I generally like the approach of trading a player and absorbing salary in return if it results in a significant boost in young talent (quality of the prospects obtained), $45 mil is a lot of payroll space, even when you consider how much payroll you off-loaded in moving Marte.



In short, the approach is right, but the Padres may not be open to reasonable negotiations.