It would not surprise me at all if the Sox fed him this. Their new agenda is putting blame on the players who were traded for everything that went wrong instead of blaming themselves. Something that they're completely incapable of doing.
These two statements are at odds with each other. No, we won't compete in '24 so lets keep Cease for no reason whatsoever and not trade him in a massive seller's market for a haul now
Honestly they do have depth at SS.
if they replace Harrison and TA with Sosa and Sanchez it might be good enough to get you through until/if TA comes back and lets you know if both of those guys can hit MLB pitching.