Would a contract similar to Pedroia's be enough? I doubt it. I think it will take something closer to what Carl Crawford got. Plus the fact that he's a Boras client I think the Red Sox walk and go with Bradley. And I would be OK with that.
He needs to stop trying to trade for 'proven' closers, that's for sure.
They signed Cody Ross with the payroll space created by trading Scutaro.
Wasn't the point of the Punto trade to get rid of the albatross contracts left behind by Theo?