No more Cody Ross signings. Forget about Oswalt & Jackson.
The Red Sox must consider the possibility of losing arbitration with David Ortiz & the need to "pony up" more money for the coming year. The Red Sox offered $12.5 million. Big Papi wants $16.5 million. That $4 million spread cleans out the barrel of money left for additional player signings.
I never understood why the Sox offered Ortiz arbitration in the first place. There was no real market for him outside of Boston. They could have offered #34 one more year at his current salary of $12 - $13 million. I don't think another team would have offered him that much.
Maybe arbitration is payback for services previously rendered & a way to finish up the team's duty to an aging slugger in a respectful way. Regardless, Ortiz will empty the pot of money set aside for further signings this year. Other than a late trade, & we don't really have trading pieces left, the roster now is the roster for spring training.
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