Pedey isn’t retiring. Meche and Dempster were still physically able to play, they just didn’t want to. Guys like David Wright and Fielder have injuries that preclude them from playing again. Those guys either get carried through the offseason and placed on the 60 day DL or they get bought out once they cannot play anymore. The Sox don’t insure their contracts, last I checked, so they would have no issue cutting Pedey and he will collect without housing a roster spot through the winter. The problems with Fielder and Wright were that their contracts were insured and they couldn’t be cut until the insurance company and the team settled. It’s the same with the Yanks. We’d have cut Ellsbury by now, but his contract is insured. Holding him on the sidelines saved the team $20 mil a year.