While the departures of Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts over the last few seasons have cultivated a narrative that the Red Sox have been unwilling to open up their checkbook to retain or add talent — Boston countered such a stance on Wednesday night with its reported 11-year, $331 million contract extension for Rafael Devers.
And while Devers’s megadeal stands as the most expensive contract ever doled out by the Red Sox, it stands as just one of several contracts that have reached the triple digits in terms of a multi-million payout.
Devers might stand in a tier by himself in terms of his lucrative payday, but what other players are featured on the Red Sox’ list of the top-10 contracts in franchise history?