Grading The Mookie Betts Trade

Dodgers fan here, but here’s my unbiased opinion as a fan of good baseball, in regards to ONLY the players swapping jerseys from LA to BOS & BOS to LA:
Dodgers get an A Grade. Moving Verdugo hurts, Kenta as well, but whenever the return is a Top 3 position player with five tools, championship experience, a true love for the game and probably the most marketability of any player in the League, it’s a HUGE win (even for one year, although the Dodgers will be right there to resign him). Betts aside, getting David Price as a “throw in”, while having the Red Sox pay for half of his remaining contract is HUGE for the Dodgers. Going from the AL to the NL is a bump in his value, but he’s also going from the AL East and those Little League ballparks that the Yankees & Rays, even Blue Jays, tee off in. The NL West not only has weak opposition, but LA, SF & SD are a few of the friendliest pitcher parks in the game. A healthy David Price is probably the BEST #3 pitcher in baseball, with an extremely high ceiling. In addition, Price is known as a great teammate, has a ton of playoff and championship experience (domination) under his belt and will acclimate to LA overnight based on his personality & the way he goes about things… TWO fantastic gets by Friedman & Co.
Red Sox get an A-/B+ Grade. Sure, it can be tough to understand a grade as such when you trade away the 2nd best all-around player in baseball, but they accomplished everything they’ve been wanting to, while bringing in a stud & potential star in Alex Verdugo, along with one of the most explosive young bullpen arms in the game. I do question why Boston became so obsessed with shedding salary when they’re one of a handful of teams that almost print money based on their popularity. I do understand how killer the Luxury Tax is, but even so, Mookie’s don’t come along very often… Having said this, as a Dodgers die-hard who’s been able to watch Verdugo annihilate the Minors before playing his way into an everyday OF spot in Los Angeles before going down with injury. Simply put, the kid “gets it”. He’s above average at everything on the field. For a young player, his plate discipline is very advanced; rarely strikes out & almost always squares up & hits the ball hard. He’s a great defender with a cannon arm. High end speed that can be coached into swiping 20+ bags a year… If I were to play critic, elite home run power is the only thing he lacks, as was not only exposed in his first full Major League season, but throughout his Minor League career. That said, as a lefty going to the AL East, there’s no better place for him to build that part of his game. To finish on Verdugo, his personality is amazing & infectious. He was beloved by EVERYONE on the Dodgers, always smiling, laughing, playing pranks and having one of a kind style. He’s also quite marketable and the stage of Fenway Park is something he will not be affected by. He’s a gamer with star potential.