Red Sox Exec Implies Club Will Have Expanded Budget For Franchise-Altering Offseason
Everything is starting to point toward a notable offseason for the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox are entering the winter with a reset luxury tax and a loaded farm system, allowing them to make any move they think would benefit the team most.
Prior to the madness that ensued Thursday -- Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom's firing and general manager Brian O'Halloran being moved from the aforementioned role into a "senior leadership position" -- the latter made some interesting comments.
"We need to add, and ownership is definitely committed to doing what it takes to improve the team this offseason to go into next season with a chance to win a championship," O'Halloran said on WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show."
The only thing ownership can do to commit to winning is to offer an enhanced budget. Bloom's firing on Thursday only points further toward high spending this offseason.
With the luxury tax reset and the urgency showing within the organization, it would not be shocking for Boston to spend upwards of $250 million on next season's roster.
The Red Sox are known as a big-market team and have operated as such for the majority of the century. However, Boston ranks 11th in payroll for the 2023 season -- a far cry from their championship seasons.
Boston ranked second in payroll for 2004 and 2007, third in payroll in 2013 and first in payroll in 2018 according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The Red Sox have no excuse not to spend heavily this winter, and appear willing to do so.
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