There's a good chance his problems at the plate are related to the injury and his unwillingness to miss games and deal with it before it became a bigger problem.
The bats have looked a little better since they seem to have abandoned the hitting approach from earlier in the year. Guys are starting to actually hit the ball with some authority. It wouldn't surprise me.
Kudos if it's true. Pretty creative way to avoid a PR disaster for her career if it isn't. Either way, it appears she handled it fairly well (after the fact).
I'm glad we didn't pay him what he got, but he hasn't really been bad. He's been comfortably above average with no real warning flags. He's just overpaid.