Daily Red Sox Links: John Henry, Tom Werner, Mookie Betts

The Red Sox ownership group held a press conference on Friday, and the big reveal was the payroll is expected to be cut heading into next year. Good luck to the new GM. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)

As for the new GM him/herself, the expectation right now is that the hire will come from outside the organization. (Chris Cotillo; Masslive)

Sean McAdam covers the entirety of their press conference, which foretells a lot of change coming our way. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)

They also explained why they didn’t have a press conference after firing Dave Dombrowski. You’ll be shocked, but it wasn’t a very good explanation. (Rob Bradford; WEEI)

This offseason was always going to be one with a lot of potential changes. The future only got murkier with this press conference. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)

Because it needs to be said again: Trading Mookie Betts is unacceptable. Full stop. (Chad Finn; Boston Globe)