It looks like the Esptein resignation is having consequences outside of Boston (with the caveat that this comes from an unnamed source):

Based on calls to executives and agents around baseball, there was unanimous shock that Epstein had declined to accept a long-term deal with the Red Sox on Monday. One industry source said the team’s reputation had taken a serious dive. “Boston’s taken a dramatic hit in the last couple weeks from players,” the industry source said. “If you can imagine how high their reputation had risen, you can imagine how low it has fallen. It is known now as a difficult place, an acrimonious place. They need to put stabilizers on the Titanic. They have to do something drastic."

Correction: Theo was not fired, he resigned. Sorry.