"It's been a hallmark that we don't talk publicly about what we plan to do with our payroll. Not because we're trying to hide anything from the media or our fans. We just don't like to talk publicly about our payroll because we see it as a competitive disadvantage in the American League East to not tip our hands to our competitors."
"You know what's a much bigger competitive disadvantage when it comes to payroll? Spending tens of millions of dollars less than you're capable of on a roster when all you had to do was get to 86 wins to be a playoff team."
"Last winter, the Kansas City Royals went out and signed Seth Lugo for three years at $45M, and Michael Wacha for two years at $32M... If the Red Sox did that, they're playing baseball this week."
"If clubs knew and believed you were going to spend on players... it puts you at a bigger competitive advantage in trade negotiations."
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