Red Sox people dispute notion coaches 'all hate' Yoenis Cespedes

Red Sox people strongly deny the report their coaches "all hate" Yoenis Cespedes, and at the very least, that word choice seems like quite the exaggeration.

A Red Sox person told CBSSports.com it is "totally untrue" the coaches hate Cespedes, and Red Sox manager John Farrell called the report "completely unfounded" on MLB Network Radio.

There have been suggestions the Red Sox may look to trade Cespedes, who's a free agent after next year. So it is fair to point out that Red Sox people obviously wouldn't want it out there that they hate Cespedes.

But while Red Sox people may not love Cespedes' pedestrian on-base numbers, they say they need his power. Furthermore, while they don't rule out a trade of Cespedes, they don't suggest it is likely due to the team's overall need for power.

There actually is no evidence anyone hates Cespedes, and in this case it seems more likely that there is simply frustration on the part of a coach or two over Cespedes' alleged unwillingness to work extra time to acclimate himself to the left field wall in Fenway Park.

What's unusual in this case is that the trade of Cespedes was blamed by many for Oakland's second-half slump, but apparently it hasn't been received perfectly in Boston, either.

Just as it's a stretch to say the loss of Cespedes triggered Oakland's decline, as was written here, reports of him being a problem in Boston appear to be at least somewhat overblown.