In a completely nonsuprising announcement, Shawn Green has announced his retirement. Green told the NY Post that he had not been looking to play outside of California, so that he could spend more time with his family. He said there had been some interest from teams however:

There was some real solid interest from maybe six or seven teams. A lot of teams were pretty far across the country.”

Green was brought in to replace the X Man, Nady, who left in the Oliver Perez deal. He hit a very respectabe .291 for the season and did well in the early and late portions of the season when many of the rest of the team struggled. He is most remembered for his salsa dancing with Carlos Delgado.

His defense was average, and he really couldn’t hit for power anymore. But I liked Green. When used correctly, he seemed like he was able to hit when they needed him too, and that he’d be good in more of a platoon with a younger player. You have to wonder if his fear of having to reshave his head came into play when he made this decision.

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