The Sox should also thank the Dodgers for being dumb enough to take on all of those shitty contracts. The Sox couldn't have won the World Series without the Dodgers.Exactly, look at the Red Sox this year - here's their lineup and rotation:
C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Via Trade(I think), David Ross(FA signing)
1B - Mike Napoli - FA signing
2B - Dustin Pedroia - Drafted By Red Sox
SS - Stephen Drew - FA Signing
3B - Will Middlebrooks/Xander Boegarts - Drafted By Red Sox
CF - Jacoby Ellsbury - Drafted By Red Sox
RF - Shane Victorino - FA Signing
LF - Jonny Gomes - FA Signing
DH - David Ortiz - FA Signing(long time ago)
Rotation
Jon Lester - Drafted By Red Sox
John Lackey - FA Signing
Jake Peavy - Via Trade
Clay Buchholz - Drafted By Red Sox
Also, Koji was brought in as an FA and he was dominant for them
Only 5-6 of these guys were home grown by the Sox - the reason they got back on track was because of those free agent signings - they brought in the right FA's to lead the team back to where they needed to be