We've been saving up and holding back the last couple of years, so don't you think we can splurge a little bit now on free agents? Craig Breslow sort of said John Henry would be opening up his wallet this off-season. Then Sam Kennedy kind of doubled down on that. We don't know, of course, and we've been fooled before, but for now, let's take them at their word and get down to business.
Word on the street is that we may need to overpay a little, a sort of penalty tax, to coax free agents back to Boston. I know everyone's looking for a deal on Black Friday, but if that's what we have to do to be taken seriously again, okay. Pay it. It serves us right.
So maybe 6 years for $136M. We just lost out on one Blake Snell so we have to get it in gear. Corbin Burnes for 6 years at $180M, or even 7 at $200? That feels low now, after Snell's deal.
Garrett Crochet, hm, that's a little more complicated obviously; let's circle back to that. There are still a lot of items on the list. Moving along.
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