But the Red Sox' decision to deal Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a virtual salary dump -- a move that all but waves the white flag on the 2020 season and essentially signals a rebuild -- isn't totally without precedent. LIVE stream the Celtics all season and get the latest news and analysis on all of your teams from NBC Sports Boston by downloading the My Teams App. The John Henry-era Red Sox, while consistently among the biggest spenders in baseball, have a history of hitting the "reset button" by declining to give new contracts to players viewed as franchise cornerstones.