| 24 December 2009
Yesterday I suggested that the Red Sox bite the bullet and spend whatever they have to and trade whoever they need to to take down the Juggernaut that is the New York Yankees.
I figured adding Adrian Gonzalez and re-signing Jason Bay would make the Red Sox strong enough to go toe-to-toe with the Teixeira, Arod and the Yankees, but some of you told me I was crazy.
To be honest, I knew it was a long shot, noting that the Sox were already a few pennies away from the $170M CBT ceiling they typically refuse to break, but then WEEI.com posted this:
According to a team source, the Red Sox have had internal discussions about extending their organizational budget to potentially allow for another offer for free agent outfielder Jason Bay. The discussed proposal to Bay would be in the vicinity of the four-year, $60 million deal originally offered the outfielder by the Red Sox.
It was thought that the signing of pitcher John Lackey to a five-year, $82.5 million deal, along with the acquisition of outfielder Mike Cameron, would make make such a strategy by the Sox unlikely, with the Sox too close to the $170 million luxury tax threshold to make a run at a free agent the likes of Bay. The New York Mets are thought to be the team currently most interested in the services of Bay, who is seeking a five-year deal.
Bottom Line: If the Sox do bring Bay back, they’ll have to convince Mike Cameron to be the 4th outfielder or trade Jacoby Ellsbury… This may all be a bunch of hooplah, but as I said yesterday, did you really expect the Sox or Yankees to do nothing with all these big names still on the market?
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