The pro to the QO is he’s in and out in one year. The con is it eats up a big chunk of a budget. But anyone arguing it eats up 1/3 of the budget is using straw man logic. We don’t know what the budget actually is, and even if we did, why are we pretending the Sox can’t make deals to dump other salaries, etc?
Here is one thing I can guarantee - the Sox will spend less on pitching than many fans think is necessary, and will NOT dedicate 100% of their spending on pitching…