And clearly felt that he owed the organization and his team mates nothing. They weren't worth the effort of winning back his job. Am I supposed to applaud his character?
Pablow has no character. He has been getting paid $20 million a year for 3 years without earning a dime of it. He should have honored his employer's request an taken the assignment to Pawtucket.
Those comments were made this year, not in the first 2 years of his contract when he let himself get so obese that he couldn't perform. I remember him answering a question at the beginning of Spring Training about practicing his fielding in the off-season. He stated that he had not practiced his fielding. Maybe that was a reason why his fielding sucked.
8. July 14, 2017: Pablow refuses to earn the last $50 of his contract by taking an assignment to AAA Pawtucket and the Red Sox desigante him for assignment.
I think we can attack his character now. Take the money and run, Pablo --from day 1.
And Hanley's $100 million contract is ridiculously bloated too, bringing the total to almost $300 million. Ben's track record was horrendous. For $300 million, we got 1 good season from Hanley. To quote Joe Castiglone, "What a squander."
I don't think DD will ride it out with Lin and Marrero. Pablo is also done. The next move could be bringing up Devers to see if he can handle it, but he is running out of time before the trading deadline. I am betting on him acquiring a 3B.
One guy was going to be the catcher of the future -- not 2. We didn't need them both. Getting rid of Swihart had nothing to do with Swihart's injury. The Red Sox didn't maximize the value of that asset. He isn't going to be our catcher, our leftfielder or our 3B. He is excess baggage at this point, and now he is physically damaged goods.