Do you think the Red Sox didn’t inspect Mota because they wanted Beckett so much and knew they weren’t going to queer the deal even if he couldn’t comb his hair? Or they did inspect him, realized he was in tatters, and tried to spin him before that became obvious? If the Indians were the Yankees we would think the failed physical was more likely George’s attempt to backtrack than anything real.
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We don’t know anything more now that the Indians have accepted the deal with a guarantee that Mota will be okay. But the trade makes a lot more sense if, either, a) the Red Sox are down on Marte, or b) they think Riske is a clear upgrade over Mota.
Which doesn’t mean that both things may not be true.