2 BECAUSE ... MLB'S SECOND-BEST PLAYER IS ABOUT TO HIT THE OPEN MARKET.

The article discusses how rightfielder Mookie Betts, who was traded from the Boston Red Sox team to the Los Angeles Dodgers squad in February 2020, will become enter free agency following the 2020 season. According to the article, Betts is the second-best player in Major League Baseball and he is expected to earn close to 32 million dollars per season over the next 10 years. It states that Betts asked the Red Sox for a 12-year, 420 million dollar contract before being traded.