Michael Kopech in an interview after his immaculate inning quite literally told reporters he hadn't been listening to coaching. He needed to go no matter what he did after he left.
Seriously? I don't care. Andrew Benintendi has been making bad plays for 2 years now. Gavin Sheets has made a million bad plays. There is zero reason for Fletcher to not be playing in a 120 loss season.
Just looked this up, but the kid played every day after the break, 8 games, after the trade deadline. The injury was probably new and random dumb luck.
The Sox could spend a billion dollars this offseason in total contracts, bring in Juan Soto, Pete Alonzo, and Corbin Burns, and still not be a .500 team.
There is a chasm between describing a bad play, and describing a bad player. You might hear Steve talk about Michael Kopech wanting to stick with his fastball, but you will never hear him called uncoachable for refusing to listen to coaches who try to get him to work more off speed.
I know it bothers people, but literally no home broadcast in a professional setting would crap on their own players in 2024. Baltimore guy got suspended for much less.