I apologize, that was worse than most Chris Berman nicknames - let's just move on, no? Brian Sabean wasn't about to go an entire off-season without making a questionable move, and today he satisfied that quota; signing 30 year old Aaron Rowand to a five year deal worth 60 million.
The problem here is that this move doesn't seem to spell progress for the Giants, of course it allows them to deal Randy Winn for a third baseman, but the Giants still won't have filled the hole that Barry Bonds left. Here's what I wrote about Rowand about a month ago:
That's about as good as reason as any to not sign Rowand long-term, but consider the huge brick wall in right and that the ballpark's dimensions are large you would think the team would want some younger legs patrolling outside of the dirt. Of course this is Brian Sabean; next up for him, signing Steve Finley.