Polanco
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Phillies infielder Placido Polanco will make $4.6 million after accepting arbitration, but he is miserable because he projects as a utility man. Polanco was so upset, he fired his agent, Adam Katz, because he said it was Katz who suggested the free agent accept arbitration in the first place. Not so, Katz told a Philadelphia-area reporter. According to Katz, Polanco turned down a three-year, $12 million offer from the Cardinals and a two-year, $8 million offer from the Indians.
3 years and $12 million dollars? I can't imagine Polanco turned that down, he's 29 and this would have made him a starter for 3 years on a good team for good money. It's worse for him because he's making $4.6 million which is about what he would have made with the Cards, but he won't make near that next year if he doesn't start. Between age and lack of playing time his value will drop quite a bit by next year and I doubt he'll be able to get the second 2 years of that deal offered to him.
Posted by Josh at March 28, 2005 04:40 PMWhat surprises me is that he didn't see the utility role coming. It seemed like everyone in Philly was really high on this Chase Utley who is younger and cheaper than Placido. I mean I recall being aware of the fact utley would be the starting 2nd baseman so how could Placido not be?
Posted by: CalvinPitt at March 28, 2005 05:26 PMWhat surprises me is that he didn't see the utility role coming. It seemed like everyone in Philly was really high on this Chase Utley who is younger and cheaper than Placido. I mean I recall being aware of the fact utley would be the starting 2nd baseman so how could Placido not be?
Posted by: CalvinPitt at March 28, 2005 05:26 PMBy the way, it looks like we traded Mike Myers to the Red Sox today. I'm pleased, because it will surely save us from a season full of Shrek and Austin Powers puns.
Posted by: Fitz at March 29, 2005 12:19 PMI ranted a little about this situation on my blog, I am upset that noone stepped up and got the deal done, because obviously everyone except Adam Katz wanted it to get done.
Also, Fitz, we avoid the serial killer jokes. Its too bad the Cards couldn't get more out of it than two mediocre A ball players.
Posted by: Bobo Hilario at March 29, 2005 04:01 PMHe means like Michael Myers, the central character from those crappy "Halloween" movies.
Posted by: CalvinPitt at March 30, 2005 09:30 AMoh. i would have gotten that if his first name was Michael.
Posted by: Fitz at March 31, 2005 11:19 PM