Before the New York Yankees were able to land Max Fried on the richest contract ever given to a left-handed pitcher in MLB history, the two-time All-Star was weighing offers from the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers.
Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Red Sox and Rangers both extended an offer of seven years and $190 million to Fried.
Sherman noted the Rangers' offer had a lot of appeal because there are no state taxes in Texas, so $190 million from them would be worth more than $190 million from the Red Sox.