Journalists have been fired, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered for absolutely refusing to disclose anonymous sources of information about stories ranging from the unimportant to the world-changing. Does Francona really think that this guy from the Globe is going to be any different?
If a journalist reveals his source, everyone will know about it and no one will give that journalist information anymore.
As for the rest of the story, I'm sick of hearing about last season. This is this season, so let's focus on that. Francona is no longer a member of the team and none of the issues of last year (off the field) are currently issues now. (That we know of).