Shin-Soo Choo showed up Dec. 18, perhaps to the surprise of some and to the disappointment of others, at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth to help spread Christmas cheer to some patients and families who could really use it.
Choo could have probably used a little, too, as the player whose contract is considered burdensome and an obstacle to the Texas Rangers scoring a big-dollar, top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher this off-season.
(Reminder: Ownership can afford Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta, Zack Greinke or Alex Cobb without dumping any player’s contract.)
Choo has been told of the stories and rumors involving him, and he gets it.