2B Felipe Lopez RF Corey Hart LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder 3B Casey McGehee CF Mike Cameron SS JJ Hardy C Jason Kendall LHP Chris Narveson CF Fowler LF Spilborghs 1B Helton SS Tulowitzki 3B Atkins C Torrealba RF Hawpe 2B Barmes RHP Marquis
I totally agree with you. I'd add McClung to that list as well, let Heether take over for Counsell (unlikely, I know.) Actually the whole thing seems unlikely.
Not when you have options who can pitch as well as him for $400K. Obviously I would try to trade him first, but he's declined every year since he's been here and we now have options that are just as good as him so there's no reason to spend that $4+M on him.
But you could also see the $4.5+M of Hardy traded and replaced with the $500K of Escobar and then Kendall and possibly Weathers replaced with cheaper and better options.