It’s time for Xander Bogaerts contract predictions. The first one comes from Jon Heyman, who goes with 8 years for $225 million. It’s worth nothing that Heyman is often rumored to be a mouthpiece for Scott Boras, who, in addition to having an obvious interest in seeing salaries increase, is Xander’s agent. But it’s also worth nothing that none of the other predictions in that article seem particularly outrageous. (Jon Heyman, New York Post)
“Who are the Boston Red Sox?” sure is an interesting way to start a piece. Of course, the rest of the article doesn’t answer it, because this iteration of the Sox hasn’t quite told us yet.