He wasen't placed on waivers. They declined him his option for $9.2 million. He filed for free agency.
Good idea anyway. hitting .286 with 12 homers and 40 RBI's for 9 million? No thanks. Patterson will be back, therefore no more Lofton, and Hee Seop Choi, which was having a pretty nice rookie season till the collision with Wood, and a concussion took him out of the lineup, will be back.
Now they just need to sign Milwood and Javy Lopez, and life will be good.
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