Surgery for what? The Red Sox made up a phantom injury to put him on the DL. They're on the way to releasing him. I propose acquiring him cheap, then spinning him off next year. Might be able to get prospects out of both deals, assuming he commits himself. People are just assuming that because he's gained weight, that he won't commit himself to the sport. That's like saying that once people become wealthy, they just get lazy...no, they usually keep working their asses off He has a shoulder injury and is seeing a second doctor for it. I don't know how serious it is, but I don't think it is fake. This also just isn't a guy who got a little fat. He supposedly gained 21 pound in 21 days! That is a serious issue and not just a "Go eat a salad Pablo" type fix. I see little to no upside even if his weight goes to a manageable side. He would still be very overweight and about to go on the wrong side of 30. Honestly he wasn't even that good before going to Boston. 2/3 of his last years in SF he had a WAR of about 2.