[jimmytheg]

Of course they do. They didnt win their championships by just going out and signing the highest priced guys on the market. They built a team with a couple superstars and a bunch of team first guys who played hard. During their title run, guys like Brosius would hit the game winning home run, or tino martinez. They emphaized pitching, and had the best bullpen in the game.

Now, they have one front line starter in Mussina, an aging Rivera who the Sox got too twice in the playoffs, and really nobody else. Their cant just go out and sign everybody, and they have no talent in the wings to fill in holes.

And they havent made the series every year, twice in 4 years, and in 2003 they wouldnt have made it if not for the Pedro debacle in Game 7.

The problem isn't having money, they will always have money.. the problem is decision making....think about what has beaten them the last 4 years....pitching, and clutch team hitting, things that the Yankees used to do. The Mets have a ton of money too, but they dont use it wisely. Nor did the Orioles for a long time, or the Dodgers.

To say they have no long term problems is just wrong. Too much money on not enough players, coupled with no farm system to fill in holes, and a mindset from the front office that all they need to do is throw money at the problem....is a problem.