In the spirit of the holiday season, the perfect present for the San Diego Padres and the Boston Red Sox is trading Will Myers in a swap for David Price.
There was a time when Boston Red Sox David Price was the holder of the richest (7-year/$217 million) contract ever given to a pitcher. Then came this offseason’s free agent class and two eye-opening contract agreements at the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego last week.
In a span of approximately 30 hours, Price went from the top spot to third place after Stephen Strasburg re-signed with the Washington Nationals for a record-breaking 7-year/$245 million deal only to be surpassed by Gerrit Cole’s 9-year/$324 million contract agreement with the New York Yankees.
Once the free agent frenzy signing period simmered a bit, then came a flurry of trade rumors that quickly spread throughout the lobby of the Manchester Grand Hyatt. One of the biggest rumors was first mentioned in a tweet by the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. He reported that the Red Sox were attempting to trade Price and one of the suitors for the left-hander was the San Diego Padres.
No progress for #RedSox in trade discussions involving David Price, sources tell The Athletic. #Padres, who badly want to moves Wil Myers, are among clubs Boston has spoken with. Pads extremely active, involved in a large, almost dizzying, number of pursuits.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2019
And in the spirit of the holiday season, the perfect present for each team is the Padres sending Wil Myers to Boston in a straight up swap for Price. It’s such a crazy notion that might it work as both trade partners are allowed to hit the reset button by moving dead salary off their ledger.