Eric Canova was one of the brighter stars in the WPK firmament in the mid-to-late 1960's and the Oklahoma City Diamond Kings, who signed him to a 1-year 170K deal as a free agent today, hope that the soon to be 39-year old (his birthday is next week) has one more productive year ahead of him.
It's a bit of a risk as after averaging nearly 6 WAR per season his 1st 8 seasons he fell to an abysmal 0.9 WAR playing in his fourth and final season as a member of the Washington NIght Train.
Canova is a likable teammate and still has good power at the plate and a cannon of an arm in right field but beyond that his overall value is much diminished and it seems like the Diamond Kings likely overpaid for a big name and past performance that is unlikely to ever be duplicated again.