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They just bought a massive soccer team you know (Liverpool.) All ventures in a portfolio have an impact on one another. Even if they say it doesn't, it does. The Red Sox ownership likes money. They put a lot into the team to make it very viable, but now they could be scaling back a bit. These are financial decisions.
The Red Sox of the past 6 or 7 years behave very much like a small market team with their moves. Some who don't follow the team may scoff at that blindly, but it's true. They just make more of them, and have more leeway.
Theo Epstein is closer to Billy Beane than Brian Cashman. Sometimes I wish they'd be a bit more aggressive though, rather than cultivate multiple contracts and eat money.
But in the past couple years they've really changed their approach. It's obvious.
However PR is beginning to change. Fans are starting to bitch, and ownership has actually shown up on TV and radio addressing it specifically this week.
So they might do something.
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