Oft injured Baldelli joins 2009 Free Agent ranks
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Crawford in, Baldelli out for 2009 Rays
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Baldelli, who is on the 60-day disabled list with a mitochondrial disorder that has kept him in a constant state of fatigue, has not played since last May. Under the terms of the long-term contract he signed after the 2005 season, the Rays had until April 1 to decide whether to pick up his $6 million option for the 2009 season. By declining the option, Tampa Bay must pay him $4 million, and Baldelli will become a free agent at the end of the 2008 season.
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If healthy, he's a solid defensive OF with a nice mix of offensive skills.
His FA value depends entirely on his chronic fatigue issues though.
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I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time.
A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.
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