How many highly paid dark-skinned players have the Sox had in the last 10 years?
Manny
Ortiz
Crawford
Sandoval
Price
Hanley
How have the Boston sports media done with those?
Trying to think how many highly paid white skinned players they've had for comparison...
Looked at B-Ref to remind me of some teams in the past decade...
JD Drew - his career had one highlight - the ALCS grand slam, but he wasn't loved
Mike Lowell - after he re-signed, people stopped loving him
Dice-K - not white, but other than one year - he was often maligned
Jason Bay - liked for year one, disliked for year two
Dustin Pedroia - perennial fan favorite, but his health has kept him off the field which has had people question his deal
Josh Beckett - odd year Beckett was loved, even year was hated - showed up with stomach flab to camp, called lazy
John Lackey - hated massively until he redeemed himself in 2013, left on really bad terms
Matt Clement - I guess he's older than 10 years but he had a good first half, and then got no love going forward after getting hit by a line drive
Keith Foulke - Older, again...but was post season hero, and then booed in year 2 when he clearly destroyed his arm for the Sox to win them a WS
Jake Peavy - came and left in favorable circumstances, no real complaints that I remember
Clay Buchholz - was loved, almost put it together but injuries kept him from achieving what most people hoped, he was dead to us by the end
Adrian Gonzalez - he was part of a very toxic squad and was a necessary casualty in the Punto trade, was loved the first year but didn't perform in year 2 as expected, wasn't generally missed
Bobby Jenks - Hated fully
Papelbon - Generally loved I think. Him leaving was a business decision, but he did yearly deals so he was never an albatross
Aaron Hill - WE PAID HIM 12 MILLION DOLLARS???
Craig Kimbrel - Still performing, still thought of highly
Rick Porcello - He's been living on a roller coaster, his 20m deal made no sense and then he won a Cy Young. Then last year he sucked, and this year he's good again. Similar to the even/odd year Beckett.
Koji Uehara - Again, not white - loved all the way through (except his first appearance with the homer against Baltimore)
Chris Sale - mostly loved, at least when he performs
Personally it feels like, if you don't perform to your expectations (which is typically based on your salary), you're going to have a bad time in Boston.