Roman Anthony signs 8-yr, $130M contract extension
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Marlins at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 15
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With the Rafael Devers deal off the books, where does all that money go now?
There is financial symmetry between the franchise player sent away and the franchise player newly signed. It's not an immediate dollar-for-dollar exchange, but eight years from now, when the guaranteed portion of each contract ends, the final season's salary will be the same: $29 million for Rafael Devers, $29 million for Roman Anthony. Advertisement The Boston Red Sox did not have to pick one or the other. They began locking up homegrown players long before Devers was traded, and their pockets are deep enough for both, but it was a convenient swap. By trading Devers, the Red Sox saved $232 million over the next eight years. A month-and-a-half later, they signed Anthony for $130 million over the next eight years. The Anthony deal includes a $30-million team option for 2034, but the two contracts cover the same guaranteed seasons, and because the Devers deal came with $7.5 million in annual deferrals, the two contracts will begin to cost roughly the same amount of money in their second halves. In other words, a good amount of that saved Devers money is going to end up in Anthony's pockets. But not all of it. The Red Sox have played well since trading the face of their franchise. They have played their way into playoff position, and if they can stay there, it will be their first postseason appearance since 2021. They have fully turned the page from the roster that last won a championship in 2018 — Devers was the last holdover — and a new core has emerged. A lot of it, like Anthony, is signed well into the future. With Anthony as their new centerpiece, Garrett Crochet their new ace, and Alex Bregman — for now — their new third baseman, what is the state of the Red Sox going forward? And where are they going to have to spend the rest of their Devers savings — and beyond — to keep this return to relevance going? Beyond Anthony, the Red Sox have five other players signed for at least three more seasons. The last two years of Whitlock's contract are club options, but he's been excellent since returning to the bullpen. Crochet and Bello are a sustainable one-two punch at the top of the rotation (something the Red Sox lacked for much of the past half-decade), and Anthony and Rafaela could be outfield mainstays (a potent left-handed bat in a corner and a potential Gold Glove winner in center) unless Rafaela is ultimately needed in the infield. Advertisement The wild card here is Campbell, who made the Opening Day roster, signed an extension at the end of spring training, and has been stuck in the minor leagues since the end of June. Is he the team's future at second base? At first base? In some sort of super utility role? Less than that? Duran signed a $3.75-million deal for this season, and it came with an $8-million team option for next year. He still has a couple years of arbitration eligibility beyond that —as a Super Two, he's arbitration-eligible four times — and the question is not whether the Red Sox will re-sign him but whether they'll end up trading him. Their outfield is deep with Duran, Anthony, Rafaela and Abreu (plus Yoshida and maybe Campbell). Utilityman González, injured first baseman Casas, and backup catcher Wong are heading for their first rounds of arbitration. González has become the least complicated of the three (an infield version of Rob Refsnyder), while Casas just keeps getting hurt (92 games the past two seasons) and Wong is having a shockingly bad season (though the emergence of Narváez has kept that from mattering too much). Even with an arbitration raise, Wong could remain a relatively cheap backup for a team without a ton of in-house catching depth. Mayer — a top prospect like Anthony and Campbell, but one who hasn't signed an extension — could be headed for Super Two status that would award him four years of arbitration instead of three, but even as a Super Two he would have six more seasons of team control before becoming a free agent. The Red Sox have built a lot of cheap pitching depth, both in the rotation and in the bullpen. Fitts, Harrison, Weissert, Winckowski and Campbell were trade acquisitions, Slaten was taken in the Rule 5 draft, Kelly and Bernardino were minor league signings, and Dobbins (8th) and Murphy (6th) were relatively late-round draft picks who've pitched their way into Major League roles. David Sandlin, another trade addition currently in Triple A, is likely to be added to the 40-man roster in the offseason to provide further rotation depth. Advertisement There could be a lingering need for a top-of-the-rotation starter and a back-of-the-bullpen reliever, but the Red Sox don't necessarily have to scramble or spend on pitching depth the way they have in previous seasons. Three Red Sox are locked up through 2027, and all three carry significant uncertainty. To be fair, Story has turned things around nicely, which is good for the Red Sox because Story clearly is going to be somewhere in the infield picture the next couple of years (whether he remains a shortstop remains to be seen). Yoshida is going to be a left-handed bat of some sort, but he's only recently gotten back on the field. Hicks, meanwhile, takes up a little less than half of the short-term money saved by trading Devers. Hicks is in the second year of a backloaded four-year, $44 million contract that likely puts him in the bullpen with Whitlock for the next two seasons. At his best, Hicks has been pretty good — and like Whitlock, he's been occasionally a starter — but like Story and Yoshida, he's been inconsistent and occasionally hurt. Like the previous group, Bregman is technically signed for the next two years, but he can opt out this winter or next. He'd be turning away from a massive annual salary, but he could seek the long-term commitment that players typically covet. Rather than an annual game of contractual chicken, the situation could resolve in a long-term extension that makes Bregman a veteran mainstay alongside the young homegrown core. If, however, Bregman decides to opt out, the Red Sox would have plenty of payroll space to shop at the top of the upcoming free agent market, where the best fit would be … Alex Bregman. These are mutual options for next season. Buehler and Hendriks have not performed well enough to justify such huge salaries going forward. They will presumably become free agents. Giolito, though, is complicated. The Red Sox currently hold a $14-million club option for 2026 — which they would surely exercise — but it becomes a $19-million mutual option (meaning Giolito can opt out) if Giolito reaches 140 innings. He's trended right at that number. If he exceeds it, it's surely good news for the 2025 Red Sox — it means he kept pitching well to the end of the season — but it could cost the 2026 team an affordable, impactful No. 3 starter if Giolito decides instead to test the open market. Advertisement Given the uncertainty of Giolito, the looming presence of Sandoval could be important. The Red Sox signed Sandoval to a two-year deal in December knowing he would likely spend most of 2025 rehabbing from internal brace surgery (he's going to end up missing the entire season). But he remains under contract for next year, when he'll be 29 with a 4.01 career ERA. Coming off a pair of encouraging seasons, Crawford is going to end up missing all of 2025 due to various injuries. That means his salary for 2026 will be basically identical to what it was in 2025, and his Super Two status means he's eligible for two additional rounds of arbitration. He remains a cheap back-end starter option for next season. Houck's status is more complicated. He made nine starts this season. They weren't very good 8.04 ERA), but still, an arbiter could award him a small raise for next season. Except, he might not pitch at all next season after undergoing Tommy John surgery earlier this month. So, tendering Houck a contract for 2026 would really be an effort to keep him around for 2027, which would be his last season before free agency. The Red Sox are paying only about a third of the Matz and May contracts, meaning they have about $20 million in payroll coming off the books automatically this offseason (basically all of which will go to paying the first year of Crochet's long-term extension). But the Red Sox could also save almost $40 million more in mutual options that could be declined, and another $40 million if Bregman opts out. Though those potential savings come at the cost of holes that will need filling. As for the automatic free agents, the loss of Chapman will leave the Red Sox without an established closer, and Refsnyder's departure will cost them a vital right-handed bat (one that emerged from obscurity to put up elite platoon numbers the past four years with the Red Sox). Wherever he signs, Refsnyder's sure to make a lot more than $2 million next year. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
