The state legislature earmarked $100 million to develop the infrastructure for a ballpark in the Fenway, near the old ballpark. But those plans appear to have stalled and with the Red Sox up for sale, it has become clear that the new owner will decide where the new team will be located.

Local developer Frank McCourt has been aggressively campaigning to have the ballpark built on his 25-acre waterfront parcel and his recent bid for the team makes his plan more of a possibility. But a ballpark on the waterfront would require serious infrastructure improvements--specifically to the roadways--to prevent traffic bottlenecks. And that is where the Fenway's $100 million comes in.

State Representative Jack Hart, who serves on the Transportation Committee, recently met with House Speaker Thomas A. Finneran to discuss infrastructure money for a waterfront ballpark. While Hart reportedly would like to see money go to develop this infrastructure, Charles Rasmussen, spokesperson for Finneran, tells GlobeSt.com that the new owner of the Red Sox "would have to deal with the legislature to get infrastructure money."