If you haven't heard, the Red Sox just signed a guy named Carl Crawford from the Rays to a 7-year, $142 million dollar contract to play left field. The deal comes shortly after signing Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez as well - i.e. it looks like the Sox are out for blood, Yankee blood?
After going through what some Sox fans call a "re-building" year last year (and what several other teams in the MLB would call a very successful season), Theo Epstein and management's patience has apparently worn thin. These two signings are definitely upgrades for the Red Sox who were short-handed at the plate last year.
From my perspective, living in Boston and hearing anti-Yankee arguments for the past six years from friends and passers-by, it will be interesting to see how Sox fans react to the backlash from fans around the league regarding "buying" their way to success. For as long as I can remember, the Yankees were portrayed as the bad guys, the evil empire who went out and bought the best player every off-season. Even though the Red Sox payroll is one of the highest in the Major Leagues, Sox fans were some of the loudest proclaimers of the Yankee strategy.
Now, as the team prepares to hand over somewhere in the range of $300 million dollars to two players over the next 7 years, it will be interesting to see how Sox fans react. In the meantime, you can find me on StubHub looking for Sox tickets for Opening Day.
For more, we go to John Buccigross at ESPN - John?
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