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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
I don't care how good his defense is, a backup 1st baseman who is almost 30 and has a career OPS of .699 is a 'luxury' this team can't afford given it's budget. Total waste of 3.9m IMO.
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He played in 132 games. He wasn't the back up.
But yeah, he's paid too much, and his bat isn't great, but he has some pop, plays solid defense, and will likely start 130 or so games again.
If they didn't sign him, I don't think there were any realistic, better options for this team.