The Boston Red Sox suffered an all-time meltdown in 2011, missing the playoffs despite having what looked to be a stellar roster on paper. This offseason has seen a ton of change in Beantown as the Theo Epstein and Terry Francona are gone, and there has been an attempt to change the culture of the team.
On Monday the Red Sox inked a deal with Vicente Padilla, and MLB.com’s Peter Gammons thinks the team may be done making moves this offseason. Why? Because they are out of money.
Boston was interested in bringing in a reliever or two, and Chad Qualls was a target. The Sox were also kicking the tires on Roy Oswalt and were seriously considering bringing him on board. But WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford has reported that the club would have to move payroll in order to bring Oswalt on board.
A guy of Oswalt’s pedigree could likely command around $10 million for this season. To bring him on board the Red Sox, unfortunately, don’t have a contract they could likely move. The only player who Boston...
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Peter Gammons,
Roy Oswalt,
John Lackey,
Marco Scutaro,
Nick Punto,
Jose Iglesias
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies
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