We ended last week with a rare bit of action in this quiet MLB offseason with the deadline coming and going for teams to exchange arbitration figures. Essentially, this day serves as the day when most teams and players come to agreements for 2018 salaries so they can avoid going to an arbitration trial. The Red Sox generally avoid going to trials with everyone, and they almost got that accomplished this year. On Friday, they came to an agreement with nine of the ten players who were still up in the air, including some key players. Overall, they saved a little over a million bucks compared to MLB Trade Rumor projections, a decent but ultimately meaningless sum of money for a Major League Baseball team.
It’s not time to worry about Mookie Betts’ long-term future in Boston
