Exactly. Players like Melky who's value comes purely in his bat tend to get overpaid. You can find 2-3 wins in LF more efficiently. I'm more then happy to take the draft pick and move on.
Seth Smith signed a contract extension with San Diego. I have my eye on a guy like Norichika Aoki. I don't think he will cost to much and hits lefty pitching really well.
What else is he going to say? "I really f***ing hate canada and can't wait to leave" I don't really read anything into this. He most likely goes where the dollars are.