The Sad Decline and Fall of Tim Anderson

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Man, when you're only 31, a two-time All-Star, yet you get DFA'd by the Angels...you've pretty much hit rock bottom.

Did playing a few years ago for Tony LaRussa bring out the best in Anderson? Or ruin him? I ask because when I lived in San Diego, the Padres traded delicate Faberge Egg shortstop whiz Khalil Greene to the Cardinals one year after he signed a big contract, then flopped, and I said at the time playing for the intense, demanding LaRussa would either make or break his career.

It turned out to be the latter, as he got only 193 PAs under LaRussa, and he was out of MLB by age 29.

https://www.si.com/mlb/whitesox/history ... 299UW7LB_w

Sorry but there's nothing "sad" whatsoever about a guy who earned $42 million before the age of 33 playing a kid's game.

Sad are the guys who had enough talent to excel in their respective sport but sustained a career-derailing (or ending) injury before they were able to ever sign a 7-figure contract. Sad is the story of Lenny Cooke, the high school basketball player who was ranked above Lebron James when they were seniors in high school. Or the former players who blew tens of millions of dollars on booze, drugs, hookers and their "entourage" only to have everyone leave them once their career was over and the money was gone.

It's sad for this fans, for sure.
I think there are super talented guys you should avoid giving big money to. The head game is just as important as the talent.
I'd never give Tyler O'Neil a big contract, for example. Besides the fact he gets hurt, I feel he's a head case too.