We can all hope there's at least one GM who's willing to gamble on Sandoval having some more "serviceable" years on his contract. Since that would mean getting a better return, or at least eating a bit less money.
I disagree that Sandoval should be given starts in the field over any of the other options the Sox have, though. In all honesty, a Shaw/Rutledge platoon is likely to put up equivalent numbers to what reasonably might be projected for Panda at this point of his career, even if the Sox do want Moncada -- who is the clear future at 3B -- to spend some time in AAA for service time reasons, to work of plate approach, to improve his footwork, or whatever.
But who knows? I haven't seen Sandoval recently. Maybe he's worth giving another shot, if he's already shed the 50 lbs he needed to drop, so that he can simply work on strength and agility in the offseason, like other successful MLB players do.