Sure, you can spin it your way all you want, but you're dead wrong.
You can usually find guys with comparable ages and comparable stat lines all over the FA market.
If you're talking about a certified superstar that your team NEEDS, enormous emphasis on NEEDS,then sure, you can put up with his ********.
But if it's a complimentary piece like Jose Guillen, you really gonna sign him, when there're a gazillion players who could offer his production?