Tony Massarotti (by far my favorite Boston sports writer) wrote an interesting article today about the Red Sox being willing to give up on 2010 for bigger things down the road.
"When Theo Epstein starts talking like this, he is trying to tell you something. He is trying to tell you that the Red Sox are in a developmental gap and that they are likely to suffer from it in 2010 (Boston.com)."
Massarotti goes on to say that he think the Sox will sign Bay or Holliday, but that their big acquisitions will likely stop there. We all know that neither of those players wil be enough for the Sox to overtake the Yankees, or even get by the first round of the playoffs (if they even make it). Seattle seems to be gearing up for a run, the Angels are still players, the Yankees are only getting better, and yet the Sox are standing still.
Nothing is in stone, but from the looks of things the Sox aren't going to make the deal to run at a Championship this year. I know sometimes you have to, and I respect that. I really do try to look at the big picture, and I usually side with their choices, but how do you justify raising ticket prices again in a terrible economy with a team that you already know doesn't have what it takes. The Boston Red Sox are a "large market team", and though I don't believe in reckless spending to the point that the Yankees do it, I know the Sox have enough money to make the moves necessary to build a Championship caliber team without giving up their entire farm system.
Once again, nothing is in stone, but I don't like the way this offseason is heading...
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