Nice to see that Henry is viewing the situation logically. He has fielded a team with a lot of talent, but due to lack of focus and will power they are not performing:
"“It’s not a luxury tax issue, it’s a question of how much money do we want to lose,” Red Sox owner John Henry (who owns Boston Globe Media Partners, including Boston.com) said before his team got clobbered by its biggest rival on an international stage. “We’re already over budget and we were substantially over our budget last year and this year. We’re not going to be looking to add a lot of payroll. And it’s hard to imagine fielding a better team. If we play up to our capabilities we’ll be fine. It’s a worthy team because we invested. Two years in a row we have the highest payroll. It’s not a matter of investment, it’s a matter of playing well. If we play up to our capabilities we will easily make the playoffs. That’s how I see it.”