David Price has some big decisions ahead of him.
The Boston Red Sox pitcher– who has four years, 127 million remaining on his seven-year deal — can opt-out of his contract and test the free agent market. If he decides to exercise his opt-out clause, there’s no guarantee he’d make more than what he’d be leaving behind, even after his dominant World Series performance in the Red Sox’s Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night.
The lefty is 33-years-old, so it may be risky for him to see what other offers he may receive when he knows he’ll make $31 million per season with Boston. Regardless, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski knows Price is the only one who can make the decision.
“I hope he’s back, for sure,” Dombrowski said, via WEEI.com’s John Tomase. “We haven’t even thought about it, but that will be something we’ll think about. I think David will think about it. It’s in his court. He’s got five days after the World Series, and of course I’m hopeful he’ll be back with us.”
The southpaw has expressed multiple times that he wants to stay in Boston, and if he plays through the next four years, it possibly would mean he’d retire with the club.
Price has five days to decide what he wants to do moving forward, but it’s clear Dombrowski wants him to return. And after his lights-out performances in the World Series and getting the postseason monkey off his back, it seems likely Price also would want to return.
