Give me $11 million, and I'll pitch.

I’ve decided to not like Carlos Silva. The Chicago Cubs pitcher. He’s likely to be released soon. And become a free agent. Able to sign with any club that will have him. Silva could just as easily choose to stay with the Cubs. By going down to the minor leagues to pitch. And maybe be called up to the Cubs later in the season. He’s guaranteed a salary of $11 million. Whether he’s in the major leagues or the minors. But hey, he’s guaranteed the salary even if he’s released and doesn’t play baseball any more. And if he signs with another team, the Cubs still have to pay virtually his entire salary. So one would think that if Silva was a decent guy, he’d pitch with the Cubs team in Iowa. Just to show that he’s a decent guy. Willing to earn his pay. One way or another. But Silva thinks it’s an insult to be relegated to the minor leagues for even a few weeks. That’s his ego talking. His gigantic ego. He says the Cubs are thinking of him as merely an insurance package. And he won’t have that. He says that’s an insult. My gawd. I’d work for a year almost anywhere, and quite willingly, as an ‘insurance package.’ Especially for a salary of $11 million. –Jim Broede