"Farcical".... I like that.
I don't have a problem with the personnel decisions, overall, and I also don't think he was the only one involved. I do think, in hindsight, the situation with Minkah could have been handled differently, but even that, I can see Flores not wanting to let a second year whiner dictate his actions.
Something changed. In his rookie PR, MF said he may play different positions and had to learn them. A year later he didn't want to move. What changed? Only thing I know is Flo came in.