Stating that you'd rather cheer for cancer than somebody who played in Atlanta isn't hyperbole...it's just r****ded.
I don't know what his value is but it is low right now. I wouldn't want to sign him for one year. Everybody always overpays for pitching. If we could sign him to a 3 year deal, we could still trade him fairly easily if he is still getting mauled next year.
Why do you think that we could trade a pitcher who (at that point) was getting mauled two seasons in a row "fairly easily?" Who would give value for a pitcher who has been completely ineffective two seasons in a row...unless his name is Dontrelle Willis for some odd reason?