The whole point of keeping him (or adding any other cheap bullpen lottery vet) is to roll the dice and try to flip them for a prospect. Ryan Tepera has just as much chance as having a good season in 2010 as any other random non elite reliever, and $1.6m is not worth worrying about if he doesn't work and we have to DFA him before the season end. It's very similar to the amount we gave Daniel Hudson (31 at the time, coming off a couple of bad seasons) last offseason for example.