Life revolves around the harried chase for green, as in our currency. With our computer systems, it is now less the physical attachment to a simple slip of paper and more of an attachment to figures flowing between computer servers. The Red Sox now have their biggest offseason migraine and that is money.
The machinations regarding the season are meaningless since now the focus will be how to scrape by under the Luxury Tax (LT). The gauntlet has now been tossed down by principal owner John Henry to have some cost control put in place. This will mean a weaning off the usual expectations of Red Sox Nation for a flashy free agent signing or a series of overly generous contracts that will be crushing to maintain LT sensibility.