Whether you care about the CERA thing or not, it's pretty interesting to see how Cora and the team are gradually trying to figure out the best catching configuration, IMO.
The Dodgers cut payroll this year but not enough to re-set.
The Mets can't re-set next year even if they wanted to.
The Yankees and others may be in that position too.
We've entered a new phase where the real big spenders have stopped being hung up on re-setting.
Why? We're playing like 20 days in a row and Cora is trying to keep guys like Winckowski from having their arms fall off...
Seems like sensible managing to me. It's not Cora's fault our rotation stinks.
It's a pretty technical point, then. It doesn't have anything to do with the kind of quantum leap seen in Cole's contract with the Yankees, or with what Ohtani will get.
According to Forbes, the Red Sox had an operating profit of $71.6 million for 2022, and the current market value of the franchise is about $4.5 billion, which is #3 after the Yankees and Dodgers.