The Red Sox Are Paying The Price For Being Cheap

Last night, while the Red Sox were blowing yet another late inning lead, Seth Lugo was doing this to the Angels.

Seth Lugo's Slurve with 2 Feet of Horizontal Break. pic.twitter.com/vr93LQ2R6i

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 20, 2024 You may remember Seth Lugo from back in December, when the Red Sox were interested in his services, but not interested in paying him fair market value. Instead, the Royals inked Lugo to a three-year, $45 million deal, which Boston wasn’t willing to match in both length and AAV for the 34-year-old.

This was part of a much larger, aggressive plan by Kansas City, which spent $109.5 million on free agents, more money than in any offseason in their franchise…