MLB's Flush Foursome Show East Coast Spending Still Knows No Bounds

by Tom Krasovic

Filed under: Marlins, Nationals, Padres, Phillies, Red Sox, Yankees, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency

Sometime next century when historians try to fathom the American Empire's addiction to spectator sports, the year 2010 will hold fascination for scholars.

Of particularly interest will be the Eastern Time Zone, home to not only the football-mad SECessionists of the South but the voracious baseball barons of the Northeast.

This month alone, the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington D.C.-based Nationals are tossing out $100-million-plus deals like casino chips at the $5 tables.

Word broke on Monday night that the Phillies reached terms with pitcher Cliff Lee for $120 million. A week ago, the Red Sox agreed to pay $302.3 million to first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and left fielder Carl Crawford. Those deals came on the heels of the Nationals' $126 million guarantee to outfielder Jayson Werth.

 

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