Dodgers: Four reasons Mookie Betts will re-sign with Los Angeles

4) What about a short-term deal?

We have discussed this option in more detail in previous posts, but with the changing economic landscape, it is possible that Mookie Betts decides to punt his decision to sign a long-term contract until 2022.

This would give time for MLB revenues to return to whatever the new normal looks like following the coronavirus pandemic. Theoretically, by the 2021 season, there could be a vaccine, or widespread testing which allows fans to return to stadiums, an important piece to the revenue pie, as ticket sales, parking, and concessions account for as much as 50 percent of MLB revenue.

If Betts takes the short-term option, the Dodgers would be in a great position to sign him for the 2022 season. This would prevent the outfielder from needing to change locations again, after making the jump to the west coast from Boston this past offseason.

If the 2020 season is ultimately canceled, a new, one-year deal would allow both the Dodgers and Betts an essential do-over on the season. Betts can prove his value playing for the league’s top team, and the Dodgers can hope the sunshine and glamor of southern California convinces him to eventually sign a long-term deal.