I do see a lot of "what better options are there" comments. Any decent pitcher on the farm is a better option. Excuses have run out on Melvin. People who think he's stealing from the team or insist that he should quit and stop getting paid need to get off their high horses. Who doesn't love something for nothing? I would take it in a heartbeat if someone was stupid enough to give it to me. They also won't have Bill Hall or Risky on the books, this year the team is spending about $25 million for basically nothing. Or Doug Davis, Gregg Zaun, Trevor Hoffman, and Dave Bush. Is this over half of the payroll yet? It's about $46 million I think, for basically nothing.