The only reason you dont sign him, is because of the luxury tax....because all of sudden that matters to the cash strapped ownership. Then they go out and save some bucks by trading Scutaro, and don't back fill him with anyone....then spend 178 million dollars on f***ing soccer players this offseason and shove that s*** down our throat on NESN when nobody around here gives a s***.
If they can blow millions of dollars on Lackey, Crawford, a DH and some soccer players.....they could pay Papelbon, he earned it more than any of those others who got theirs.