I'm not one to make editorial changes willy-nilly, but I do think this thread missed an opportunity by not being called "Sox Seize Sizemore"
As for the signing itself, I don't really think it is indicative of any grand plan or lack/reassurance of faith in JBJ. As others have said it is a lottery ticket and they probably have about 350 innings of OF work (what Brady contributed in covering for injuries last year) to dole out even to a guy who can just adequately (i.e. better than Nava) cover CF and RF. So even if Sizemore isn't good anymore, he may have some use on this team, and if he somehow has a miracle recovery season then even better. As well, even though it is a major league deal, he can be waived down to the minors and I'm not sure how much interest there would really be in picking him up. And even if he gets picked up, what did you really lose? I'm not sure exactly how incentives get thrown into the waiver rules (i.e. would the Sox be responsible for his incentive based salary or just his base salary if he is not meeting incentives to play for them?), but I imagine they are pretty well covered.
As for the signing itself, I don't really think it is indicative of any grand plan or lack/reassurance of faith in JBJ. As others have said it is a lottery ticket and they probably have about 350 innings of OF work (what Brady contributed in covering for injuries last year) to dole out even to a guy who can just adequately (i.e. better than Nava) cover CF and RF. So even if Sizemore isn't good anymore, he may have some use on this team, and if he somehow has a miracle recovery season then even better. As well, even though it is a major league deal, he can be waived down to the minors and I'm not sure how much interest there would really be in picking him up. And even if he gets picked up, what did you really lose? I'm not sure exactly how incentives get thrown into the waiver rules (i.e. would the Sox be responsible for his incentive based salary or just his base salary if he is not meeting incentives to play for them?), but I imagine they are pretty well covered.