Boston Red Sox continue picking up Quality Vets at "Bargain" prices.

This offseason is unlike any in recent memory when it comes to comparing the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees signings. One can argue that the Yankees had "no choice" when it came to signing CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and AJ Burnett who collectively will cost the yankees almost 60 million in yearly payroll.

Meanwhile the Red Sox have been able to add Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Josh Bard, Brad Penny and John Smoltz, with Mark Kotsay soon to follow. The departure of Manny Ramirez has freed the Boston Red Sox to do what I suggested they could have done all along, field a much overall deeper team by finding the 5-8 million dollar veterans that can be difference makers, even if they are bench players or relievers.

I think the Yankees did what they had to do, but the Red Sox should be the deeper team in the 2009 season, and they may have Manny Ramirez's departure to thank for it.