This is what
Richard Sherman is talking about. Over
the weekend, the Red Sox released third baseman Pablo Sandoval, signed by
Boston in 2015 to a five-year contract for $95 million. In two-plus injury-plagued seasons with the
Sox, Sandoval batted .237 with a grand total of 57 RBIs, not all that much more
than his 21 errors. If no one picks up
Sandoval (and why would they?), Boston is on the line for the rest of the
contract. If someone does take a flyer
on the erstwhile Kung Fu Panda, the Red Sox would still have to eat the
contract, minus a pro-rated minimum for the season paid by the other team, around
$500,000.
In football,
that contract never would’ve been guaranteed for all five years. Right now, NFL general managers are laughing
at their baseball brethren, and at Boston most of all. Personally, I think this is great. The Red Sox did not do due diligence on a
29-year old player with weight issues, so they literally have to pay for their
mistake.
What could be fairer than that?
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