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Red Sox $18M Trade Candidate Could Be Option for Rockies: Insider

Ah, the second luxury tax threshold. As the Boston Red Sox have scrambled to assemble a roster ahead of spring training, the projected collective bargaining tax payroll has hovered right around that $264 million mark, which comes with steeper penalties than Boston already incurred last year as a first-time offender.

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