Red Sox More Optimistic Despite Another Last-place Finish

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox tried to buy their way out of the AL East cellar last offseason with splashy free agents, guaranteeing Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval a total of $183 million. [...] the 2013 World Series champions are rebuilding again, this time under new baseball boss Dave Dombrowski. The Red Sox locked up Sandoval and Ramirez, and now they could be eating those salaries to make room for a youth movement. Ramirez finished the season on the disabled list, leaving him with a .249 average, 19 homers and 53 RBIs. When Dombrowski was hired during a front-office shuffle that saw longtime team president Larry Lucchino move into semi-retirement, Cherington decided not to stick around. Lovullo, his bench coach, took over and the team went 28-17 before a sweep in Cleveland to end the season cost the ballclub a chance to finish .500 and escape last place.

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