Yeah, if money is the same, they are going to go to a bigger media market where they can make more money outside of baseball. Sox need to offer more than NY or LA.
The same thing can be said about the Mets right now though. Seems like players are more than happy to use them to just go to the Dodgers. The Mets have a bigger checking account and bigger media market and same s***** weather.
If you want to be sure to sign a guy, offer the MOST money!