I was saddened to hear that Anthony Rizzo remains unsigned at this late date, not because he's looking for a great deal but apparently nobody wants him.
He was quoted in The Athletic:
"I've definitely thought about it [i.e., retirement]. I think I have a lot to give to the game still.
"But at the same time, if teams are not going to want to pay a few million dollars for veterans, I've seen it the last 10 years of my career. It's what happens to the older guys. They kind of get squeezed. You've seen it happen more and more. I'm not naive to it. It could be it."
I feel bad for him. I'm speaking not from a Yankees perspective because Cubs fans fondly remember him and he seems to be a genuinely good guy. After all is said and done,
Anthony Rizzo is a Good Italian Boy.
Seriously, look him up on
Wikipedia and check out the "Charity work" section. I guess his beating Hodgkin lymphoma in 2008 may have had an effect on that.