The Red Sox owner says the team does not necessarily need to be below the salary threshold, but their offseason actions indicate differently.
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Red Sox, Mookie Betts agree to record $27 million deal for 2020
The one-year contract is the highest ever given to an arbitration-eligible player.
Alex Cora’s reputation at stake in sign-stealing scandals
Fair or not, it’ll be hard not to wonder how much of Cora’s success was because of his sly tactics.
Sign-stealing: Now every team will be viewed with suspicion
The Astros and Red Sox are under investigation – but they might not be the only guilty parties.
Report: Red Sox used video replay room to steal signs in 2018 season
Major League Baseball said it will investigate the allegations published in a report by The Athletic.
If Chris Sale is healthy, Red Sox will be OK
If Boston has to trade Mookie Betts, it can still compete as long as Chris Sale can return to form.
Navy denies waiver for Red Sox pitching prospect
Noah Song, 22 out of the Naval Academy, is a top prospect for Boston and tried to delay his service time, but will be attending flight school instead of getting ready for spring training.
Tom Caron: Free-agent frenzy could benefit the Red Sox
Boston wasn’t a player in the big spending at the winter meetings, but the big money contracts given to Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg could make it easier for Chaim Bloom to deal David Price.
MLB notebook: Red Sox sign potential fifth starter, utility infielder
Boston agrees to one-year deals with pitcher Martin Pérez and shortstop José Peraza.
Bogaerts anxious about big decisions facing Red Sox
Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts can’t help but wonder what will become of teammates like Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr.