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This from Peter Gammons article:
Arizona's hopes of moving Matt Mantei's contract along with Curt Schilling and/or Junior Spivey may not be possible. Mantei picked up his $7 million option for next season, then revealed he pitched in pain with a bad shoulder from May through the end of the season. With his medical history, no other club may be willing to take him on.
After reading this I think Mantei pitched in pain because he was afraid he would lose his closer's role to Valverde. This showed me he was thinking more of himself than the team because he should of stayed on the DL until he was completely healthy. He got lucky he did not seriously hurt himself and that the team did not make the playoffs.
Arizona's hopes of moving Matt Mantei's contract along with Curt Schilling and/or Junior Spivey may not be possible. Mantei picked up his $7 million option for next season, then revealed he pitched in pain with a bad shoulder from May through the end of the season. With his medical history, no other club may be willing to take him on.
After reading this I think Mantei pitched in pain because he was afraid he would lose his closer's role to Valverde. This showed me he was thinking more of himself than the team because he should of stayed on the DL until he was completely healthy. He got lucky he did not seriously hurt himself and that the team did not make the playoffs.