The Sox have finished 4th or 5th the last 3 seasons, 73-89 (4th), 63-99 (5th), 77-85 (4th).
Meanwhile, I've finished with 64 wins in 2015 and 2016, and then with prospects who burst onto the scene, I finished 2nd in 2017 with a 87-75 record.
Makes no sense, in the real world he would never have signed with them for a $4m difference over 8 years.