Coming into the 2022 season, everyone knew two things to be true: The AL East was going to be tough sledding, and MLB's expanded playoff format was likely to allow multiple strong teams from the division to compete. Four teams from the powerhouse division playing meaningful September baseball seemed imminently reasonable. It's just that no one thought the one team left out of that group would be the Boston Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, left, and Xander Bogaerts walk to the dug out during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Boston. Coming into the 2022 season, everyone knew two things to be true: The AL East was going to be tough sledding, and MLB’s expanded playoff format was likely to allow multiple strong teams from the division to compete.
Current chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom took over when owner John Henry fired Dave Dombrowski near the end of the 2019 season. The error that cost Dombrowski his job was paying the luxury tax for a team that finished third.— for a space in the cellar. Now, Henry can afford it, it's only a $900,000 bill, but his emphasis on getting under the tax at the time raise questions about how he will respond when his team needs reinforcements, not belt tightening.
Nathan Eovaldi is set to become a free agent, along with Michael Wacha and Rich Hill. James Paxton — who signed a one-year, $10 million deal with several options — never pitched in 2022. The Red Sox presumably won’t pick up his $13 million team option, but he could exercise a $4 million player option.
The turnover on the pitching staff could even be a good thing if Bloom has better luck on the market. That’s just far from a guarantee. Last winter’s attempts at efficiency included trading away solid outfielder Hunter Renfroe as his arbitration salary doubled. He continued with a nearly identical 2-WAR season, while the Red Sox flailed at finding even a serviceable hitter to replace him. Real upgrades usually cost real money.
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