"Let's face the facts, they lost too much pitching from last years squad."
Nice job Theo Epstein!! Hope he doesn't cut the payroll again in 2006!
He didn't cut the payroll. They are still at the same level as last year. Paying Pedro all that money might have looked good but in 2 years when his shoulder falls apart and they eat a year or two of his contract (no insurance company will cover him) people will sing a different tune.