DHL Dan CXXII - Frugality

Now hitting his spring training stride, Shank discusses the recent spendthrift nature of the 2022 Boston Red Sox:

It looks as though the frugal, bottom-line Red Sox are here to stay, and other thoughts

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Picked-up pieces while loving a return to a new normal …

▪ Are you outraged about the Red Sox’ (thus far) still-life approach to player acquisition in the post-lockout spring of 2022?

Do you not care?

Or are you perhaps one of the loyal legions who think Red Sox ownership trimming costs and saving money makes the fan experience more enjoyable — as if you are some kind of profit-sharing partner with John Henry?

Barring something unexpected, it’s pretty clear that the 2022 Red Sox are the Bottom Line Red Sox. The Sox have about $20 million to spend under the luxury-tax threshold, but don’t seem interested in big-money talent, while most of their competition has been aggressive.