If they release Barnes and he gets signed, which he will, the Sox get about $725,000 knocked off the payroll, including for tax purposes, right? Maybe that's all they want to salvage.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
I really never expected what’s gone on this winter, I expected Bloom to stay under tax line, but I also expected him to sign a couple longer contracts with plus players to start assembling a core for the team, but nothing but old and injured players. The one substantial contract Yoshida played less than half the games defensively with his old team because he can’t catch, if Casas can hit mlb pitching he could be a good core player if he can’t hit we have Dalbec with a better glove and that don’t cut it, the Sox have been touting Mayer’s as the next coming for everyone’s sake I hope they’re right, with the rule changes there will be a lot more runs scored and not as much emphasis on HR this team with a lot of luck could play over .500 ball but I don’t see a playoff team or anything resembling one. This is a lost year but we should get a pretty good idea how our top prospects will preform
But then someone being paid, at least $725K takes Barnes' place on the 40 man roster and cancels out that "savings." The tax budget counts only 40 man roster and IL players.
$9,250,000 Barnes- $725,000 + $725,000 (or more) for the player added to the 40, when barnes leaves, and so there is never a "savings" overall.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?