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Imagine how George Steinbrenner would have reacted in the old days as news of David Price’s seven-year, $217 million contract with the Red Sox filtered into his office.
Oh, he’d be storming. Totally beside himself. Not because a bitter rival added a valuable piece to challenge Yankees supremacy, but because John Henry’s GM dared outbid him for the top free agent pitcher. Then, he’d go out and throw an inordinate pile of money on the next guy in just as much of a “Take that!” move as a team-building one.