Mookie Betts to the Dodgers makes them sound like hummingbirds

Mookie Betts could be headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have shown interest, but their talk is making them seem like hummingbirds.

Mookie Betts is one of the best players in the game, and he is on the level just below Mike Trout. But the Los Angeles Dodgers don’t seem to want to pay the price for him.

The USA Today reported that the Dodgers have “engaged in exploratory trade talks” with the Red Sox about the former American League MVP.

But just a matter of days ago, reports said that the Dodgers are more focused on acquiring Francisco Lindor, which is why they missed out on his ex-teammate Corey Kluber.

So, who are they really focused on?

Their talks this offseason are starting to make them seem like hummingbirds. I use this term because hummingbirds buzz around but accomplish little.

Los Angeles has been in a lot of trade talks and free agents, but haven’t done much at all.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a big market team. They have stars on their team–Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner, Walker Buehler–but they haven’t paid free agents or made huge trades like a World Series contender tends to do.

Just look at the recent World Series champions. The 2019 champion Washington Nationals signed Patrick Corbin to a $140 million deal to add to their strong rotation before the season. The 2018 Red Sox signed J.D. Martinez before they won it all. In 2017, the Houston Astros traded for a frontline starter, Justin Verlander, who some say was the reason why they were able to win the World Series over the Dodgers.

The common theme is each of the recent World Series champions knew that they had a talented team but needed that one guy to get them over the hump, and they made the move. But the Dodgers have failed to add that one guy to get them over the top.