We all know about the budgetary goals the Red Sox have set for themselves going into this winter. The big worry is that they’ll focus so hard on getting below the CBT that they won’t be able to improve the team and will forsake contention for dollars. There aren’t many options on the free-agent board this offseason that could be scooped up for cheap, but Will Smith could do exactly that.
Smith just finished his seventh year in the big leagues having spent his career between Kansas City, Milwaukee, and San Fransisco. With the ownership group trying to do everything in their power to not pay a massive luxury tax penalty for 2020, they need to do some serious money magic.