The next time
John Henry cries poor-mouth, somebody in the mainstream media please remind him of this story:
FORBES has ranked the Red Sox as the 11th most valuable sports team on Earth. Do you think
Jon Lester might bring up this point at the negotiating table in November? According to the authoritative
FORBES Magazine ranking, your Boston baseball franchise is worth a cool
$1.5 billion—with a B! That means the NOG (
New Ownership Group) has more than
doubled its original investment (around $700 million) in just over a decade.
The Bronx Embalmers are the highest-ranked non-soccer team on the list—coming in fourth place overall and valued at $2.5 billion.
Bob Kraft's New England Patriots are the second-highest ranked football team (behind the fifth-place Dallas Cowboys)—coming in at the #8 spot and valued at $1.8 billion.
