Red Sox might be on tight budget in MLB free agency whether there's a 2020 season or not

The Red Sox, therefore, would enter the 2021 season designated as a Third-Time CBT Payor (see chart right below) because they exceeded the CBT the previous two seasons (2018, ’19). And so Boston would pay the highest tax penalty for each million the payroll exceeds $210 million. The Competitive Balance Tax threshold will increase to $210 million in 2021, up from $208 million in 2020.

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