The Red Sox are very image conscious and will not go near Bauer. In the meantime, they don’t have a clue why their fanbase has been losing interest at an alarming rate.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/yankees-making-progress-on-deal-with-marcus-stroman.html
There wasn’t a chance of him coming to Boston. His roots are on Long Island and he thinks Boston is racist.
It is better to trade a player too early rather than too late. It would be nice if we didn’t have to pay so much of his salary. I fully expect that Sale will stick it to us and return to form in 24.
Fans haven’t been interested in the team in recent years. So, ownership will increase profitability by cutting payroll. It should be another season of watching boring mediocrities that don’t play the game fundamentally correct.
So Sale plus $17.5 million for Giollito for $19.5 million and Grissom.
Basically, replaced Sale for Giollito with a price tag of $37 million. Seriously?