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<blockquote data-quote="FollowTisdale" data-source="post: 1449906" data-attributes="member: 619279"><p>They're over the 1st luxury tax barrier, but not the additional 2nd barrier for this year (and Harper could possibly put them over the 3rd barrier $40MM over, which is a 42.5% tax). And they have $60MM coming off the roster that will be half eaten up by arb raises and the other half filling an empty rotation spot and a half empty bullpen, Harper or not. There's no likely of scenario where they sign Harper and stay under the threshold for any of the next 3 years. They <em>probably</em> have the revenue to do that (where I'm bringing in the "self imposed" part), but all the public comments point to them not wanting to do that and Boston is the <em>only</em> team who has.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FollowTisdale, post: 1449906, member: 619279"] They're over the 1st luxury tax barrier, but not the additional 2nd barrier for this year (and Harper could possibly put them over the 3rd barrier $40MM over, which is a 42.5% tax). And they have $60MM coming off the roster that will be half eaten up by arb raises and the other half filling an empty rotation spot and a half empty bullpen, Harper or not. There's no likely of scenario where they sign Harper and stay under the threshold for any of the next 3 years. They [I]probably[/I] have the revenue to do that (where I'm bringing in the "self imposed" part), but all the public comments point to them not wanting to do that and Boston is the [I]only[/I] team who has. [/QUOTE]
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