This is good for the M's ... and it amounts to "benching" an underperforming player in a face-saving way. He's barely a replacement value player at this point, he's (at least previous to 2012) been a PITA about where he bats, and where he plays in the field. And he's provided zero leadership for the team.

REDHOOK:
Signing A-Rod would have been dumb at the numbers Texas paid, so don't try to tell me letting him go was bad business OR baseball decision because it's not.

The M's have spent MORE than enough $$ to be competitive. NO it's not Yankees money, but it's not their CHEAPNESS that has killed them. It's primarily their insistence on overpaying for NL + Right Handed offensive players under Bavasi...

Secondarily, if you want to point out dumb things, it was the Bedard trade (Bavasi). THAT is dumb, but you're pointing at all the wrong things of course...

Laughably (and provably) misinformed is "thats probably because Chone "jackass" Figgins gets paid more than he does". The fact? Ichro makes $18M this year, Figgins $9m.