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I think what we are witnessing is that in baseball it is ALMOST impossible to keep together a very talented team for very long. Since it is a player's run league, all they really care about is money. And that's okay, I suppose.
So the only way to keep together a talented team is to pay them all tons of money - which few franchises can do because of the luxury tax. That is why Steinbrenner does it, and look how competitive the Yankees have been over the years. He pays throw the nose for a competitive team. Then look at the Devil Rays.....and their payroll versus their track record of success.
Bottom line - if the Sox want to stay competitive for many years, they will have to start paying even more money. But I know that John Henry and Larry Lucchino understand that doing this doesn't make good business sense. In fact, owning a baseball team doens't really make good business sense. I wouldn't invest in one.
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