Penny-wise

Apparently, one of the reasons the Sad Sox parted ways with Gavin Sheets is they’re paring payroll and Sheets is now arbitration-eligible. I’m guessing this is the same reason they let Nicky Lopez go. I wonder, do Jerry Reinsdorf and Chris Getz think that fans pay to watch them watch games? And where’s the motivation for players to excel? I mean, other than to get traded or released? Talk about bush-league organizations.