I going to post a few days ago and if I had I might have looked smart. Procrastination does not pay. If the Sox have 180 million already committed to players in 2017 then that means they have fifteen million to play with. There is not enough there to get a reliever, a bat and still have enough left over for any in season trades. This might be a tough sell to fans but I can see how the do nothing approach makes sense. By the end of the 2017 season the Sox should have a better idea if Sandoval has anything left, if Moncada can hit a breaking ball, If Sam Travis can hit at the major league level, and what kind of player Shaw really is. In addition they will have twenty plus million off the books from Young and Buch. There is also a chance if there is a rebound from Pablo they can always trade him for additional savings. In addition to all this, there are potential extensions for Boggy, Betts and JBJ to think about. Go into this season and hope the first/third base situation figures itself out, the starting pitching is more consistent and improvements from some of the young players is enough to get them into the playoffs. It is a risk but not without its rewards.