I really hope that all this savings is going towards a big splash (trade, major fa signing or multiple smaller signings. ) .Right now, I am not sure what to think. The 2000 payroll (31 mil) seems like a long time ago, but so does 2008 payroll after all these salary dumps. What should we expect this year?

I really hope that all this savings is going towards a big splash (trade, major fa signing or multiple smaller signings. ) .Right now, I am not sure what to think. The 2000 payroll (31 mil) seems like a long time ago, but so does 2008 payroll after all these salary dumps. What should we expect this year?

I don't think that the payroll will fall under 100 mil. I think KW has got something up his sleeve that none of us know about yet that will keep it above the century mark.

Under 100 Mill would be a pretty big cut.

Under 100 Mill would be a pretty big cut.

 

Ok, well 30 million has been cut so far. Obviously you think the roster shedding is over and/or a big signing is on the way.

I think we will end up settling right about 100 million dollars for 2009.

I think we will end up settling right about 100 million dollars for 2009.

 

We had better not...with 92% retention on season tickets or whatever, and my inability to upgrade my tickets, I expect money to be spent.

Sox are going cheap.

We had better not...with 92% retention on season tickets or whatever, and my inability to upgrade my tickets, I expect money to be spent.

I agree. The payroll will be cut, KW already said that. But I'm thinking it won't be huge or they will be putting a lot of pressure on the Jeff Marquez's of the world to produce in the major leagues what they couldn't in AAA. The economy most likely isn't going to be fixed by next year, if fact, it could even be worse. I believe most economists think unemployment will be higher. If the team fell on its face while raising prices and chopping an ungodly amount of payroll, especially knowing Thome and Contreras and Dye if he still is around would be coming off the books after 2009, they essentially would set this franchise back to the white flag era.

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Yesterday on MLB Radio, Farmio admitted that he's unsure what the offseason plan is, but he did say the team's payroll should be right around $100mil.

I'll say b/w 90 and 95M.

 

The Sox will still make a few acquisitions, but it wouldn't surprise if they made 1 more big trade (Jenks or Dye), to get younger and save some more $$$.

The Sox payroll is reportedly at $96 mill right now. Unless they shed Dye and then make no virtually no signings at all, it will be in the $100 million range.

The Sox payroll is reportedly at $96 mill right now. Unless they shed Dye and then make no virtually no signings at all, it will be in the $100 million range.

I read yesterday it was $82 million for 14 players. The other guys except for Jenks will make peanuts.

Edited December 4, 200817 yr by Dick Allen

It's an odd question...because it always depends on how you count the money, like the money still presumably coming in for Thome.

 

It's also difficult to figure exactly how to count things like signing bonuses for kids/people from out of the country. How do you count Beckham, Viciedo, D2: the Mighty Danks's signing bonuses, how much will we set aside for the draft this year (we may have 4 picks in the top 100).

 

And there's a number of guys (Q, Jenks) who could be due for extensions/arbitration bonuses this year as well.

Unless somebody stuns Kenny with decent offers for Konerko and/or Thome the payroll has to be atleast $ 100 mil.

I'll say right around 90 million. I cannot forsee us signing any FA. The only one who I think would make a difference with us is Manny, but that ain't happening.