With money to spend, Red Sox GM Ben Cherington wants to build a winner now. ON BASEBALL
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These may have been the preliminaries, but the nitty-gritty will soon be upon the Sox.
And while they don’t have to be a superstar this offseason, they’d better step to the plate and take some cuts.
They can’t afford to lose again — in the offseason or during the season.
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