Don't get me wrong, there is probably no reason to look for him come draft day, but a one-year, $6.5 million dollar deal is a fair contract for a shortstop who can probably post anywhere from a 1.5-2.0 WAR next year. On the other hand, as a fantasy option he has fallen far from the first team player we knew and is now probably only of use in leagues that carry a MI option.
Last year's .306 wOBA would rank him outside of the top 12 at both 2B and SS, so that would make him one of the potential options at MI. In an NL-only league he obviously is still one of your options, but still nothing to get excited about. Bill James has predicted 17/80/84/3/.279. That is a .320 wOBA and would still keep him on the fringe of SS options, which is probably his ceiling of potential at 37 years of age.
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