Question For Bob

Why does a team sign Hank White to a two year deal with an option for a third?

Snarkiness aside, I would say it's because people love familiarity, and the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. I really don't mean to single out the Cubs here, because almost every team makes stupid decisions similar to this during the course of a year. The point is, the distribution of talent at the major and AAA levels of baseball is a pyramid, and there are always plenty of guys just like Henry Blanco available on the bottom of the pyramid for pennies on the dollar. Locking one of them up for two years is not an optimal use of team resources.

At least they didn't sign Blanco to Mark DeRosa money. That would be an insult to J.C. Martin.