The bottom line here is simply that John Henry after firing DD has told his last 2 GM'S to cut back on spending. The ONE and ONLY reason Devers got the big contract was because RSN was in an uproar [and still is at least on this board] after Mookie was dealt. As for Gioloto the Sox had to do something to address the pitching which was terrible BEFORE Atlanta fleeced Breslow on the Sale trade.
Yes the farm system has improved the past few seasons but there are NO TRUE top P talents down there and until the Sox add some HIGH LEVEL TOP P talent this team will continue to play at a .475-.525 clip but Henry could CARE LESS because the park is still full,. Nothing with the Sox is going to change until Henry is gone.