Red Sox Expected To Promote Jarren Duran

[moonslav59]

If we do extend Devers and or Bogey, this winter, depending on how the contract is set up, we may take a luxury tax hit in 2022, which would restrict FA spending.

I think we can work things out. We may only need 3 FAs, this winter:

1 to replace ERod
1 to replace Ottavino
1 to replace Richards or Workman/Rios/Andriese or possibly a short term 1B-utility guy.

[Bellhorn04]

I am not a fan of the argument that owners should be willing to pay whatever because they can afford to do so.

Either am I. I'm just less a fan of Larry's argument.

[mvp 78]

If we do extend Devers and or Bogey, this winter, depending on how the contract is set up, we may take a luxury tax hit in 2022, which would restrict FA spending.

I think we can work things out. We may only need 3 FAs, this winter:

1 to replace ERod
1 to replace Ottavino
1 to replace Richards or Workman/Rios/Andriese or possibly a short term 1B-utility guy.

If we go over, just go way over. Why would that restrict spending? Maybe sign shorter 3 year contracts so that it's easier to reset down the road.

[moonslav59]

If we go over, just go way over. Why would that restrict spending? Maybe sign shorter 3 year contracts so that it's easier to reset down the road.

I think we need 3 minimum. We may sign 4-6 with an eye on not squeezing the Rule 5 additions.

I think we'll go over the tax line by $10 to $19.9M in 2022.