QUOTE (TLAK @ May 28, 2009 -> 07:08 PM)
Unless the basic agreement has been changed you can't resign your own player for less than 80% of his previous year. He gone.
Also, if he stays healthy the next 2 seasons he'll be 42 years old. Guillen is handling him wonderfully, spacing his rest, he's had one sore heel episode but he's played 37 of the teams 47 games. By then he'll be lucky to go 90 games a season at DH. Plus he'll need to hit a long double just to make it to first base.
Great player, great guy, but I think the vessel is leaving the dock.
Wikipedia has him listed at 38, regardless, I think he has one or two seasons in him with decent production, I'd love for him to hit 600.
The only thing I don't want is him blocking the youngsters at Birmingham.