Yeah, he got mixed messaging. THE STAR PLAYER OF THE TEAM WAS GIVEN MIXED MESSAGING. Fire Breslow for being inept. They've punted on the season, but some posters are happy about it because a player who didn't smile enough was traded.
The poor attitude that no player in the dugout had an issue with? The poor attitude that still kept the Sox towards the top of the fWAR standings in batting. I guess it just rubbed off on the starting pitching, eh?
Jordan Hicks: reclamation project
Harrison: former top prospect who has done very little in 3 MLB stints (4 seam only)
Bello: complex league lottery ticket
Tibbs: poor man's Triston Casas
Saying that "they won't earn their contract" is ridiculous at this point. People were saying that when Betts signed his deal with the Dodgers and his contract now looks like a steal. Devers deal looks cheap compared to what Vlad signed for. I'd rather have Vlad than Devers 100%. Soto signed for 700M! Devers contract is half of that, but we're worried that his contract is "underwater." Total BS.