Its partly because there's no racist trash like rvo constantly bashing on mancini, while he's constantly bashing on chas so people go and defend chas. That's most of the context why one is mentioned (aside from 9th inning stuff is always magnified 100x).
He'll end up on a team like the Pirates or Rockies needing cheap starting potential player. Hopefully have a good first half and get moved at the deadline to a contender... I could see him hitting .260 with 25 homerun pop and be a decent trade chip at the deadline for a team like the Rays or Brewers trying to win on a budget.
Why not keep him as a cheap SP till the deadline ourselves rather than paying for an additional pitcher in the off season?
