Aluminum bat sluggers also come cheap this day and age

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Dan Hayes of the North County Times tweets that the Padres signed Eric Munson to a minor league deal. Munson, 32, hit .265/.362/.450 in Triple A last year while catching 73 games.

*ping!* *ping!* *ping!*

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Munson, 31, spent time with the Brewers' Triple A club last year but dealt with hip and shoulder injuries. He's shown good pop in the past and was a can't-miss prospect himself a decade ago, when the Tigers picked him third overall and gave him a four-year, $6.75MM deal.

Nice. We have no way of knowing if you can make the transition to wooden bats, but here's 6 million dollars, anyway.

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was a can't-miss prospect himself a decade ago

And John Doe had quit his job to become a missionary and help disadvantaged children all over the world before going on that fateful rampage at the Olive Garden on a return trip home.