So what? Soriano is probably worth 20 mil in this market. Zito 17. Doesn't mean we have to sign it. This can one of two ways, either DeRosa can play just like he did last season, for the next three years, and this signing will look great, and Hendry will be hailed as a hero. That isn't likely, however, seeing as how he 1.) is 31 2.) has only had an ops of .800+ once in 10 years of professional ball. Now, in a vacuum, this doesn't look terribly horrible. DeRosa might be ok, and it's only 4mil and a change a year, not too hefty a sum. Even if he goes back to his old ways, his contract wont keep us from upgrading, and it shouldnt keep us from going all out towards improving the team this offseason. But. In the big picture it continues to pain Jim Hendry as a guy that would rather overpay a little for a little, instead of overpay for a true difference maker, and that's what pisses everyone off. Glendon Rusch, Neifi Perez, Jose Macias, Mark DeRosa. DeRosa might be allright, he might even be good, but based on what we know about him, he will more than likely be bad, and if there's one thing we don't need, it's more bad players, and if there's one thing Jim Hendry doesn't need, it's to sign more bad players