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Red Sox Backload Ranger Suárez Deal, Raising Budget Questions

Boston’s five-year, $130M deal for Suárez is heavily backloaded, as per MassLive. Suárez earns just $7M in 2026, with $30M-plus annually over the final three years, plus a $10M buyout on a 2031 mutual option. The structure suggests tight short-term budgets, despite a projected $276.1M luxury-tax payroll, and pushes financial pressure into future seasons.