According to Cots, the Sox are at 156m for 2014 payroll, up 2m from 154m in 2013, down from 175m in 2012 (164m in 2011; 168m in 2010).
Thus, though not widely discussed, not only did the FO put together the WS champs last year, they shaved 20m off the payroll in the process. Hopefully that was...