While defense matters, it is clear offense is the most important stat to baseball GM's and scouts. Look at the contracts for an elite hitter whos an average/below average fielder to the contracts for elite defenders who are average/below average hitters.
In addition, the Bay signing also...
Ah but a colder bastard is one who crashes violently into another or human and drives away. While I do not condone Vick's behavior in the least, people fight for money why is it worse to fight some dogs then kill people drunk driving?
I AM IN NO WAY STICKING UP FOR HIM _ HE IS SCUM BUT,
It's interesting to see how this plays out. Stallworth, an NFL star, kills a regualr man and gets 30 days in jail. A regular man kills an MLB player and will get years in jail.
And Vick got two years for not killing a human being.
Messed...