Again, I don't get the hate. He has been very reliable for us the past several seasons. I can get the home run rate being a concern, though. Sounding more and more like the Papelbon trade is off. Haudricourt just tweeted a comment from Melvin that said, "Whatever traction there was seems to have dissipated." Melvin might just be playing it cool, but for some reason I get the sense that the salary is too big an obstacle right now.