John Henry spoke to the media on Friday about the Red Sox’ budget this season, and while he said the luxury tax wasn’t a major concern he also said he doesn’t expect the payroll to rise too much. (Evan Drellich; NBC Sports Boston)
Meanwhile, Tom Werner also spoke with the media and told everyone they’d love to keep Mookie Betts in Boston for his entire career. Duh. (Christopher Smith; Masslive)
The Yankees added Adam Ottavino to their already-great bullpen earlier this week, but the Red Sox aren’t really worried about what New York is doing.