sox look like jackasses on their own with out anything else. Hes not going to get a extension with them so why risk getting traded to a different team and continue pitching well to earn a better extension. Hes just going to sit here then and wait out his last year's on a crappy team and hope he gets more.
What's he going to do, leave the team at end of season cause he doesn't have a contract extension to pitch in post season. They aren't going to be paying him then. Also going to hurt him in arbitration if he doesn't play and doesn't get a extension
Mullins has one more year left till he's a free agent. Probably trying to trade him to get help now in other areas then let him walk for nothing. Plus they got Kjerstad and others to fill in if Mullins is traded