Nah. The Yankees had the same problems with YES. The Dodgers has all kinds of carriage fights, as did Houston. This is just as much about the television providers trying to save a buck as it is Jerry and Wirtz
Eloy with Sox .240/.297/.345/.642 with BAL 232/.270/.316/.586
DeJong with Sox .228/.275/.430/.706 with Cards 233/.283/.437/.720 both places an OPS+ of 99
Pham with Sox .266/.330/.380/.710 with Cards .206/.286/.368/.653 with KC .241/.268/.367/.635
Pillar with Sox .160/.290/.360/.650 with Ana .254/.304/.408/.712
Grossman with Sox .211/.329/.268/.597 with TEX .238/.336/.362/.698 with KC .136/.321/.136/.458
These are always debacles. Each team plays chicken with the other until they come to an agreement somewhere after the fact. it's billionaires fighting over dollars.