The Sox would have leaked it by now because it would make them look better, or they would have at least refuted that the $30 mill was the only offer. That's usually how it works.
If the Sox offered Xander $150 million before the season, we'd know it.
The only thing reported was the $30 million bump, widely reported and never refuted.
As far as I can see all the criticism about the Bogaerts situation revolves around the lack of a serious extension offer before he reached free agency.
The reported ludicrous offer of one more year and $30 million they made in the pre-season appears to be 100% fact. It's been repeated everywhere and never refuted.
It feels to me like the Sox FO has really crossed the line this offseason.
It's almost like they're going out of their way to make their fans miserable.
Not pretty to watch.