Then WAR must be a very inaccurate predictor of performance. His offensive numbers were only decent and were in obvious decline for several years. The guy can hardly move laterally. I noticed that unfortunate fact watching him perform in the play offs. His left- right splits were f***ed before he was signed so I don't understand why anyone expected him to be a good switch hitter.
Pal is correct, though. He was worth about 9-10 mil a year to the Giants. To the Sox? He doubled his pay overnight. This was an obvious bad move from the get go.
I wish that he would tear an ACL so we could see Merrero or someone else who actually plays good D and has a chance of being better than this glob of s***.
Really, if he goes on the DL he could participate in a hot dog eating contest or something better suited to his best skill. Eating.