Had Trevor Story exercised his right this offseason to opt out of his six-year, $140 million deal with the Red Sox, there’s a chance he could have secured more money and/or more years on the open market than the $55 million he’s owed for the next two years.
For that matter, there’s a chance the Sox might have felt compelled to keep Story by picking up a 2028 team option that would have guaranteed him an additional year and $20 million.
But the 32-year-old said he wasn’t interested in those hypotheticals. Ultimately, he didn’t want to make a move that might risk leaving the Red Sox.
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