Over the weekend at HardballTalk, I wrote about this ridiculous quote from GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. pertaining to Andy Oliver‘s decision to elect free agency rather than report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley:
“We offered him a pretty good deal to come back,” Amaro said. “He just decided to go somewhere else. I think it was a very foolish move on his part, but that’s OK. He had a choice. He had that right.”via Todd Zolecki, MLB.com
PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 27: General manager Ruben Amaro of the Philadelphia Phillies walks on the field before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 27, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.