Has the Red Sox owners decided to pull back the purse strings ?

The big-market Red Sox received some criticism following the trade of infielder Marco Scutaro, a relatively affordable player whom the team traded in part to free up payroll. Red Sox fans are complaining that the lack of spending  is due to Sox owner John Henry, spending $179 million this year on players for Liverpool Soccer Team !

Responding directly to the notion that the Red Sox were being impacted by the soccer team's expenditures, Larry Lucchino, the Red Sox's president and chief executive officer said: "That has not been the case. There has not been a situation where that was cited for a reason for us not to do something here."

With two open rotation spots, Boston has been linked to free-agent right-hander Roy Oswalt repeatedly this winter. Lucchino did not close the door on the possibility of Oswalt signing with the Sox.

"Until he's signed, I think there'll be a clamoring for him in a lot of [Major League cities]," Lucchino said. "I know [general manager Ben Cherington] has been in contact with Oswalt and with his agent."

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