Sox Payroll Breakdown

[Slasher9]

In Florida. That’s not local to Boston...

 

Red Sox Nation knows no borders.

you grow up a fan of the Sox. you are one of us. you are a local boy.

[moonslav59]

Yes, but I take you more seriously than I do Larry.

 

I was just fighting insanity with hyperbole.

[BillyWilliams]

https://www.town.rehoboth.ma.us/

 

Thanks, didn't know that. I had only been to the one in DE.

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Thanks, didn't know that. I had only been to the one in DE.

 

 

That’s the one without the mysterious rock!!

[moonslav59]

Can we stop the whining about how this team is being “held back” by the contracts of Sandoval and Pedroia?

 

Yes the two combine for about $31mill in AAV. But that still leaves Dombrowski $200 mill to build a team with. That’s not the most difficult task. This year, probably 25-28 teams will have payrolls below $200mill in AAV. And plenty of them have bad contracts as well. Plenty of those contracts are a lot worse and a lot longer than Sandoval. (Go check out the Giants payroll, for example.)

 

The Sox don’t have Kimbrel or any other expensive relievers by choice. Dombrowski decided to pursue Pearce and Eovaldi and handle the bullpen the way he has historically. And while he did have issues with the Tiger bullpen in the postseason, this Sox team might be looking at using Eovaldi as their postseason closer as they see what works during the regular season for relievers and roles...

 

Pablo's deal is over after this season, so his money would only have helped us with 1 year deals, if the reset after 2019 is for real.

[jacksonianmarch]

If you look at the amount you crossed the final threshold in 2018, Pablo's deal was one of a multitude of contracts that cost you 10 spots and $500K in the draft. If the sox cross again, which I have to think it going to occur, then his contract will be partly responsible for two draft drops

[Bellhorn04]

If you look at the amount you crossed the final threshold in 2018, Pablo's deal was one of a multitude of contracts that cost you 10 spots and $500K in the draft. If the sox cross again, which I have to think it going to occur, then his contract will be partly responsible for two draft drops

 

Having some dead money on the books is pretty common for big spending teams. You've got the Ellsbury albatross.

[moonslav59]

Having some dead money on the books is pretty common for big spending teams. You've got the Ellsbury albatross.

 

Pujols

Miggy

Fielder

to name a few

[Behindenemylines]

1.) feltman is the real deal. I saw him pitch live for tcu and for Greenville. No doubt in my mind, he is already top 3 in ability to get hitters out when compared to the current group of relievers we have.

 

2.) Hernandez should be in the pen. Again he could contribute in 2019.

 

3.) Henry is nuts to not be all in on the 2019 season by not bringing kimbrel back. Why let a few dollars stand between us and another duck boat parade.

 

I think both Feltman and Hernandez will play a role in 2019 bullpen as well. I think the Sox will re-evaluate in June about the closer role. Remember the Sox won last year despite the closer in the playoffs.