I've said it many times watching Rick manage this club on a nightly basis is like stubbing your toe 1st thing out of bed in the morning. Even if the rest of the morning if great your toe still fucking throbs and you got nobody to blame but yourself.
Not that I disagree that the Sox will fuck this up and keep him way too long -- but managers get extended and then fired quite often. Their contracts are partially guaranteed at best.
It shouldn't be. Most athletes make their biggest physical gains between 18-24. He's in a professional training program now he should be getting bigger, faster and stronger.