A Holiday Present For Padres, Red Sox: A Wil Myers/David Price Trade

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 20: David Price #10 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on September 20, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 20: David Price #10 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on September 20, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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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.

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.

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