Mookie Betts has been the subject of trade rumours all off-season and as spring training gets closer and closer, those rumours don't seem to be going anywhere.

"Everyone around the game expects Mookie Betts to be traded, and soon. Dodgers/Padres continue to appear to be the main contenders," MLB's Network's Jon Heyman tweeted Monday morning.

On Sunday, The Athletic's Peter Gammons tweeted that three different "NL folks" predicted a trade between the Boston Red Sox and Dodgers is "inevitable." Gammons adds the consensus deal would be 23-year-old outfielder Alex Verdugo, infielder Jeter Downs and a pitching prospect heading to Boston.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today also reported on Monday that it would a "surprise" if Betts is with the BoSox when they report to spring training camp in eight days. David Price is also expected to join him if Betts is moved to L.A. Nightengale adds the Dodgers are trying to get Boston to pay part of Price's contract.

The Athletic's Dennis Lin reported in late January that the Padres and Red Sox have discussed a trade involving Betts with Wil Myers and "a significant amount of prospect talent" mentioned as a possible return.

Multiple reports from throughout the off-season indicate the Red Sox are looking to cut payroll. Betts, who is due to become a free agent at the end of this coming season, avoided arbitration with the Red Sox by signing a one-year, $27 million deal with the club earlier this month. The deal was the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player.

The 27-year-old hit .295/.391/.524 with 29 home runs and 80 RBIs last season. Betts was named the 2018 AL MVP and has spent the entirety of his six-year career in Boston.