Matt Thomas

I want to go somewhere else and make my mark.

Well, he made his mark all right.

He's miserable and doesn't eat the same time the players do.

He's already gone through three interpreters.

He's had terrible control issues.

He's talked about the hill, the mounds being not like they were in Japan, the baseballs being of a tougher grip.

frankly, right now, too many excuses.

So I will give him the benefit of the doubt for probably another month or so, but he's making $20 million.

Scott Poros is his client.

There's going to be very little wiggle room, I think, the rest of the way for him to feel sorry for him.

He's going to have to step up and help because a lot of money and a three-year commitment is certainly within his realm right now.

It's a harder mound, which I, you know,

It is what it is.

I think a lot of it is if he was 3-0 with an ERA of 2.37, we wouldn't be hearing about this.

I think it's just a combination of things.

And look, we have to be honest, we've all moved once or twice in our life.

We understand that you have issues with going from one place to the next and certainly from one country to the next would be a huge change.

But the reality is also this.

Scott Boras is his client.

Scott was instructed to go get the biggest money, the best deal possible, and he was able to get it as a major leaguer in the United States.