During Sunday’s press conference, Kennedy caused a stir among Boston’s fanbase by saying, “If Alex Bregman wanted to be here, ultimately, he’d be here.”

“That’s totally fair. Sometimes I get myself in trouble by saying too much, then I get myself in trouble by not saying enough,” Kennedy acknowledged.

“I think with Alex Bregman, I’ll just leave it at huge gratitude for what he meant to this organization. He’s an awesome guy. We loved having him in that clubhouse…We really wish him well,” Kennedy added.

On a similar note, Kennedy also touched on Boston’s Rafael Devers trade again. He said there was “a breakdown in communication” and called the trade “probably one of the toughest decisions we’ve had to make as an organization…it was really hard and difficult.”

Projected opening day line up per Alex Cora:

DH – Roman Anthony

SS – Trevor Story

LF – Jaren Duran

1B – Wilson Contreras

RF – Wilyer Abreu

3B – Caleb Durbin

CF – Ceddane Rafaela

C – Carlos Narvaez

2B – Isiah Kiner Falefa

Whats missing?

Mayer and Campbell spots not guaranteed.

Roster

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/roster/depth-chart

Strength in outfield and starting pitching for a trade

Payroll:

7th $256,125,051.

Tax Bill: $3,637,515

One other team lower tax bill – Braves: $491,667

Dodgers Tax Bill: 126,757,154

Mets Tax: 112,600,870

Yankees tax: 69,526,120

Phillies Tax: 49,292,981

Blue Jays tax: 26,587,844

Crochet: $24.67 million

Story: $25 million

Suarez $26 million

Sonny Gray $35 million (Sox paying $15)

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