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Article: Diamondbacks face tough choices with Gonzalez.
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- East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ)
- Article date:
- June 29, 2006
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Byline: Scott Bordow
PHOENIX _ Luis Gonzalez's career with the Arizona Diamondbacks is coming to an end.
He knows it, you know it, and the Diamondbacks know it, even while they continue to praise Gonzalez.
Arizona isn't going to pick up Gonzalez's $10 million option for next season. The D-Backs want to get younger, not older, and, let's be honest, a 38-year-old outfielder who's hitting .254 and has one homer since April 20 doesn't deserve that kind of money.
"I could run off and hit 30 homers, and they may still not want me back," Gonzalez said.
The question becomes, then, not whether Gonzalez will clear out his locker, but ...