Royals pitcher Gil Meche announces retirement
by Eli Greenspan on Jan 18, 2011 6:14 PM EST
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PrintRoyals pitcher Gil Meche announced his retirement today, according USA Today. The announcement was very sudden for the 32-year old, who was set to make 12 million dollars this season.
"My shoulder has deteriorated to the point where surgery would be the only option," Meche said in a statement released by the Royals, "And at this stage of my life, I would prefer to call it a career rather than to attempt to pitch in relief for the final year of my contract."
Meche finishes with an 84-83 record and a 4.49 ERA. The Royals rotation isn't exactly hurt by the loss of Meche, but he did give them some depth and possibly an arm in the bullpen, which won't be happening now.
With Jeff Francis in the fold, they still have a veteran mainstay who could provide support to the younger players.
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Very Classy Move
I can think of two instances where players walked away from money in a classy move.
Keith Foulke signed with the Indians but knew his arm wasn’t sound and never reported to camp, saving Mark Shapiro the embarassment of wasting 5 mil.
Travis Fryman had a player option and all he had to do was report to Spring Training. His heart wasn’t in it and he walked away.
I believe Albert Belle was at the other end of the spectrum.
Any other examples?
Leaving $12M on the table
Cant imagine anyone but a true competitor doing this.
Shows he is a class act.
I'm Buck Melanoma. Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart. Not her wart! I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumor. My... my growth. My... uh, my pimple. I'm Uncle Wart. Just old Buck "Wart" Russell. That's what they call me, or Melanoma Head. - Uncle Buck
by Andiamo Cuccioli on Jan 19, 2011 8:23 AM EST reply actions
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