Not sure I follow. I read his interview. Looked to me like he owned up, admitted he made bad choices and was distracted. Even admitted to gaining some weight. Maybe when he talks he comes off as arrogant to some. Just the way he is. He was cocky when he was in the Marlins system where I watched him play alot and met him on few occasions. But I just found that to be the norm for baseball players in general. He was always nice to me and my friends. Of course that was a while ago, not telling how he is now.
Same goes for Prince Fielder. I met Prince this winter when he was here in the Netherlands, cocky when bsing with the young players, but really a nice guy. i could see how some people might think he was arrogant, but it wasn't really the case.