The Red Sox Are Finished

[Cannon Shell]

For a team that "buys" championships Boston sure hsn't signed a bunch of huge deals

The most lucrative contracts in baseball history, by total value:
1. Alex Rodriguez, $275,000,000 (2008-17) YANKEES
2. Alex Rodriguez, $252,000,000 (2001-10) RANGERS
3. Derek Jeter, $189,000,000 (2001-10) YANKEES
4. Joe Mauer, $184,000,000 (2011-18) TWINS
5. Mark Teixeira, $180,000,000 (2009-16) YANKEES
6. CC Sabathia, $161,000,000 (2009-15) YANKEES
7. Manny Ramirez, $160,000,000 (2001-08) RED SOX
8. Troy Tulowitzki, $157,750,000 (2011-20) ROCKIES
9. Miguel Cabrera, $152,300,000 (2008-15) TIGERS
10. Carl Crawford, $142,000,000 (2011-17) REDSOX
11. Todd Helton, $141,500,000 (2003-11) ROCKIES
12. Johan Santana, $137,500,000 (2008-13) METS
13. Alfonso Soriano, $136,000,000 (2007-14) CUBS
14. Vernon Wells, $126,000,000 (2008-14) BLUE JAYS
. . . Barry Zito, $126,000,000 (2007-13) GIANTS
. . . Jayson Werth, $126,000,000 (2011-17) NATS
17. Ryan Howard, $125,000,000 (2012-16) PHILS
18. Mike Hampton, $121,000,000 (2001-08) ROCKIES
19. Jason Giambi, $120,000,000 (2002-08) YANKEES
. . . Matt Holliday, $120,000,000 (2010-16) CARDINALS
. . . Cliff Lee, $120,000,000 (2011-15) RANGERS
22. Carlos Beltran, $119,000,000 (2005-11) METS
23. Ken Griffey Jr., $116,500,000 (2000-08) REDS
24. Kevin Brown, $105,000,000 (1999-2005) DODGERS
25. Carlos Lee, $100,000,000 (2007-12) ASTROS
. . . Albert Pujols, $100,000,000 (2004-10) CARDS
27. Carlos Zambrano, $91,500,000 (2008-12) CUBS
28. Mike Piazza, $91,000,000 (1999-2005) METS
. . . Barry Bonds, $90,000,000 (2002-06) GIANTS
. . . Torii Hunter, $90,000,000 (2008-12) ANGELS
. . . Chipper Jones, $90,000,000 (2001-06) BRAVES
. . . Scott Rolen, $90,000,000 (2003-10) PHILS
. . . Ichiro Suzuki, $90,000,000 (2008-12) MARINERS

There seems to be one team in particular with 4 of the top 6 contracts in history AND they wound up paying one of the other ones anyway.


Like I said Boston isn't cheap but since 2004 they have done more with way less money than the Yankees have. "Buying a championship"? The Marlins bought a title and disbanded the team twice. 2 years ago the Yankees spent close to 700 million to resign ARod then the next year bring in CC, Tex and Burnett. That would qualify.