The fan reaction around baseball over the trade that sent Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers has been largely negative, centering on the fact that the Red Sox seem to be most concerned about money and were willing to deal a franchise player in order to gain payroll flexibility. In his career, Betts has posted a .299/.390/.543 slash line with 20 home runs (his most against any other team) and 59 RBIs. The Orioles were a competitive team for the first three years of Betts' career, but a full rebuild that began midway through the 2017 season and is expected to continue through this year has made Baltimore an easy target for Betts.