Payroll will be an important theme for the Boston Red Sox this offseason. Unfortunately, we still don’t know exactly how much room they have in their budget since the salaries of most players under club control haven’t been finalized yet.
This includes arbitration-eligible players. However, we can get a pretty good idea of what next year’s payroll will look like with the aid of the arbitration projections provided by MLB Trade Rumors. Their annual projection system has proven relatively accurate over the years and provides a useful guide for getting us in the ballpark for Boston’s payroll obligations next season.