Larry LaRue has the "big" story on Silva, as the man seemingly gained close to 30 pounds over the course of the season.
Let that sink in for a moment. A baseball player, spending upwards of six months playing almost daily in a grueling schedule, somehow managed to gain 30 pounds.
How bad was El Gordo this year? Let me count the ways:
--5.92 tRA, good for 16th-worst in the league.
--blamed his shitty pitching on injuries and bad defense (the latter part is actually somewhat true, what with Yuni air-mailing throws into the stands, but still.)
--threatened to throw teammates into the wall, which is exactly the quality you want in a clubhouse leader, because real leaders scream and cuss and threaten teammates with physical violence.
--gained nearly 30 pounds.
And the best part of all this? He's still owed $36 million over the next three years. Bill Bavasi, this is your legacy.

Bring me Solo and the Wookie! They will all pay for this outrage!
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