I am not sure as I usually would be about that kind of stuff.
#1 our payroll is less than it was last year.
#2 With our attendance being about the same as last year, tickets are 20% more expensive because of price increases, meaning revenues are 20% higher.
#3 If we are in it, JR has authorized the Sox to add payroll before, adding such guys as Albert Belle, and Charles Johnson in 2000.
#4 JR is 70 years old now, time is running out.
#5 if you aquire someone in July you are only on the hook for about 1/3 of their salary, and not a full year.