If he didn't get the "Greek God of Walks" nickname in the book and have a name that was easy to call out during a game "Yoooooouk" he probably wouldn't be rated as highly by Sox fans IMO. He had a decent season when they won in 2007, but his more notable seasons were after and he was gone by 2013.
Not being able to re-sign Mookie was a big turning point to me and my Red Sox fandom.
They definitely lowballed Lester, but I felt like they should have signed Max they offseason Lester was a FA anyway. Instead, they waited a year and signed Price.
I agree that Sale needed a new place. There's no guarantee that Sale would have been as effective in BOS and they wouldn't have given him an extra day of rest in 2024 the way ATL did.
Garcia may be my favorite prospect right now, but I'm also more aware of some of his flaws than some other posters. I think he could be similar to Abreu (overall production/ceiling wise, not approach wise). I don't see him becoming a "big 3" type prospect, but a guy that could be very useful in MLB at some point. Him and his brother were a big reason I watched a lot of Salem games early on this spring.