I am disappointed that he is moving on, but I really can't kill the team for letting him do it. I just don't see him improving on his numbers from last year, which were already his worst non-2020 season in almost a decade. I understand the argument that injuries wore him down at the end, but the numbers were high at the end of August in part due to a wildly outlying .986 OPS in June, as well. His EV was down, his hard hit percentage was the second lowest of his career, his ISO has been below .180 for three of the last four years. He's a good player, but if you think this team is a lost cause then he doesn't help much, and if you, like me, think this team is already a borderline Wild Card contender, then he isn't really the difference maker who would get them over the top.
I love the player and would have liked him back on this deal for the Sox, don't get me wrong. But I just can't throw my arms up and say "WHY" on this one (much like basically every other move this offseason).