Total future commitments (assuming no options are triggered): $555.1MMĪrbitration-Eligible Players (projections via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz) Club holds $4.25MM option on LHP Joely Rodríguez with $500K buyoutĢ024 financial commitments (assuming no options are triggered): $129.1MM.Club holds $11MM option on RHP Corey Kluber with no buyout.IF Justin Turner has $13.4MM player option with $6.7MM buyout.Rob Refsnyder, OF: $1.85MM through 2024 (includes club option for 2025 with no buyout).Justin Turner, IF: $13.4MM player option with $6.7MM buyout.Garrett Whitlock, RHP: $16.75MM through 2026 (includes buyout on 2027 club option deal also has ’28 club option).
Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom was recently fired and the search to find his replacement hasn’t yet shed light on which direction the franchise is heading. Though they have World Series championships not too far in the rear-view mirror, recent seasons have seen them cut payroll and wind up in a middle ground between a rebuilding club and a frontline contender.
Uncertainty seems to be the running theme of the Red Sox right now.
