Yeah we can start to talk when once we have a group that isn't the worst group of position players in baseball and maybe something towards mediocre instead.
The Sox are 23rd in DRS.
The Sox are 25th in Runs Prevented.
The Sox are 28th in Defensive Rating.
Either you expected the Sox to suck defensively so you aren't disappointed, or the stats don't back up "your opinion".
Oh I don't think he is dumb. I think he realizes that the guy in front of him got "fired" because Jerry didn't like him, and he is doing everything he can to kiss his bosses ass and keep his phoney baloney job.