Why the Red Sox’ long-term plan for the future isn’t fair to anyone

Kyle Teel, Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer have plenty of pressure on them in 2024.COMMENTARY

With less than a month to go until pitchers and catchers report, the Red Sox finally showed their hand.

After sparking hope for a weary fanbase with talks of a “full throttle” offseason back in November, the Red Sox top brass snuffed out such optimism with their words in January regarding the team’s payroll and relative inaction this winter.

The 2024 Red Sox — as currently constituted — would have to spend at least $36 million to reach MLB’s first competitive tax threshold of $237 million.

But it doesn’t seem as though Boston is willing to come close to that ceiling, with team president Sam Kennedy…