If you didn’t already know, Boston wants to dramatically reduce its payroll. They’ve brought in the Rays’ low payroll manager Chaim Bloom to expedite the process, but nearly a month and a half into the offseason, all he’s done is add to the payroll.
They avoided big splashes during the Winter Meetings, but last night, they signed Martin Perez — a high velocity lefty I really thought the Giants could use in their dilapidated rotation — and Jose Peraza to low value deals — but they still added to their payroll this past week.