we'll go in circles on this stuff.
If we are going to be inefficient with our spending I'd rather it be on a position player that could feasibly provide 4-5 WAR than spending 30% of our team salary in the bullpen.
While it can be hard to generate a 4-5 WAR outfielder from your system at any point, it really should be table stakes to create a 2 WAR 2b or bullpen pitcher but because the sox already have a bone dry system we are overspending to get depth. Nobody worries about overspending there, but spending $20 million on a player youd rather be $15 million is terrifying.