Cuz Jerry’s cheap ass was never going to extend him and didn’t want to pay him $12+ million for his final season (2025) in a Sox uniform. Did you not know the answer to your own question before you made this post?
That would be the most max effort on his throwing arm in his career. Eloy usually fucks up fielding the ball or doesn’t get to it in time so his throw is a lofted ball to the 3B or cutoff man rather than a gun to home plate. He’d probably end up tearing his rotator cuff and needing TJ surgery.
Here’s why Bryan Shaw is employed. To pitch almost every other day in all the blowouts that the Sox will be on the wrong end of. Don’t want to blow out a position player’s throwing arm.
At least you know what to expect rather than relying on hope. You will have a lot more free time over these next few years not watching awful Sox games.