Remember November? That month when we breathed a big sigh of relief when Yankees did not win the World Series, all while watching a team that spent nearly double what the Red Sox did hoist their second World Series trophy in five years? Later that month, do you recall Sam Kennedy claim that the Red Sox were here to play this offseason? What a fond memory that was!
Since then, the Dodgers have committed nearly half a billion dollars to their 40-man roster. The Red Sox, on the other hand, have spent just $74 million in that amount of time, much of it on players with an uncertain path to a healthy 2025 and beyond (albeit, players with upside if all goes according to the most optimistic of plans).