The Red Sox saved $260 million from now through 2017 when they traded Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett to the Dodgers last month.

The deal reduced Boston's 2013 salary commitments by $60 million.

Ben Cherington expressed "discipline" when the huge trade with Los Angeles was announced.

"This deal is only as good as what we do in the next several months, the decisions we make with this new opportunity and flexibility we've given ourselves," he added.