Curious as to what the payroll for the Boston Red Sox will look like next season? We know that thanks to the Clay Buchholz trade, Boston has dipped below the luxury tax threshold they were so adamantly trying to avoid. How much wiggle room have they created?
We can get a reasonable projection by taking into consideration what expenses factor into the payroll for luxury tax purposes.
The Red Sox have nine players locked into contracts for 2017. This doesn’t include Brandon Workman, who recently agreed to a 1-year deal to avoid arbitration but is unlikely to make the 25-man roster to begin the season.