The Red Sox have a recent history of releasing or trading players and paying a significant portion of their salaries. John Henry has apparently had enough.
Wow — an excellent analysis of *Sunk Costs* in Boston! I broadly agree with your conclusions, although I take a more "holistic" view. E.g., I look at Total Paid divided by Total fWAR produced.
Ramirez – $88M/1.3 = $67.7M per fWAR (the going rate for a Free Agent was about $6M/fWAR).
Sandoval – $90M/-1.4 = $infinity (**any** AAA player would have been a better value).
Price – $169M/10.8 = $15.6M per fWAR (pricey, but not insanely bad).
Sale – $134M/20.4 = $6.6M per fWAR (market rate was roughly $7M by then). Good deal!
Story – $140M/6.4 (so far) = $21.9 per fWAR (if he never plays another Red Sox game).
Yoshida – $90M/1.5 (so far) = $60M per fWAR (if he never plays again for BOS).
Regarding those last two players, what are the chances that Rafaela will play a significant number of infield games this year? If so, would Duran play OF, and Yoshida maybe DH?
Wow — an excellent analysis of *Sunk Costs* in Boston! I broadly agree with your conclusions, although I take a more "holistic" view. E.g., I look at Total Paid divided by Total fWAR produced.
Ramirez – $88M/1.3 = $67.7M per fWAR (the going rate for a Free Agent was about $6M/fWAR).
Sandoval – $90M/-1.4 = $infinity (**any** AAA player would have been a better value).
Price – $169M/10.8 = $15.6M per fWAR (pricey, but not insanely bad).
Sale – $134M/20.4 = $6.6M per fWAR (market rate was roughly $7M by then). Good deal!
Story – $140M/6.4 (so far) = $21.9 per fWAR (if he never plays another Red Sox game).
Yoshida – $90M/1.5 (so far) = $60M per fWAR (if he never plays again for BOS).
Regarding those last two players, what are the chances that Rafaela will play a significant number of infield games this year? If so, would Duran play OF, and Yoshida maybe DH?
Team needs new owners