The slick-fielding, weak-hitting infielder will get $1.35 million this season, and a chance for up to $2.5 million the next.

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Denise Winn is the former editor of the Human Givens Journal and an HG therapist. She was a regular contributor to UK newspapers and magazines including the Sunday Times, Observer, Guardian ...