Twelve-and-a-half million dollars is a lot to pay for a reliever in today's game, but the Boston Red Sox are on the hook whether they like it or not. The first half-season of Hicks' Boston tenure, though, was an abject disaster. Would Red Sox take dead money with Hicks? "A Red Sox team intent on contending from the jump will have to make some hard decisions in an effort to field the best 26-man roster for 162 games," Cotillo wrote. More MLB: Red Sox Predicted to Sign 2-Time All-Star Away from Mariners