Elicited a genuine "Holy shit" when I read it.
He was one of the lovable Sox, but his contract situation was so complicated and with the option likely to vest with his playing time, this is the only real solution.
In April when he was mashing because he was "healthy", no one cared about the money. But since then, he's been a black hole as Mookie is shattering expectations, and 10D is getting hot. You can't have that...
I'll miss him, he was a ton of fun to watch. Pure charisma and that same lovable 'goofball' antics that Manny sometimes displayed. And I'll miss his no-doubters.
But this is the right move and helps the franchise going forward.
He was one of the lovable Sox, but his contract situation was so complicated and with the option likely to vest with his playing time, this is the only real solution.
In April when he was mashing because he was "healthy", no one cared about the money. But since then, he's been a black hole as Mookie is shattering expectations, and 10D is getting hot. You can't have that...
I'll miss him, he was a ton of fun to watch. Pure charisma and that same lovable 'goofball' antics that Manny sometimes displayed. And I'll miss his no-doubters.
But this is the right move and helps the franchise going forward.