This is making a rather large assumption that he is just a lazy piece of shit.
Fact is that he's performed quite well in similar physical condition for a good portion of his career, well enough in fact to garner a $95M contract. He says he is in better shape, the team agrees (at least publicly) and independent reporters are agreeing, saying he looks much more agile and capable.
Whether that bears fruit or if it's just him being willfully ignorant to the detriment many presume his weight is playing towards his decline is another conversation. But bottom line is that short of gastric bypass or something as similarly extreme, some people simply can try everything there is and not have an ideal "athlete's body". As you age it gets harder. It's not easy for every person to come back the next year like John Lackey and look like a completely different person.
This is exactly what I meant earlier when I said it's like people are rooting for him (and Hanley, re:his friggin glove for gods sake) to fail. It's been three days of camp and already he is a monster for not having met the demands of his fan base and the media based off a handful of pictures taken the first day. Let's actually see how the guy performs before we bury him, maybe?
