"The Kansas City Royals received $12.4 million of unexpected financial relief with the surprising, if not stunning, decision of Gil Meche to announce his retirement.
Meche, 32, has battled shoulder problems his entire career, and was slated to pitch out of the bullpen this season. The right-hander felt he would be unable to make it through the season injury free, prompting his decision to call it quits. GM Dayton Moore told the Kansas City Star he's never heard of a player leaving this much money on the table in retirement (ESPN)."
All he had to do was show up to spring training and go through some kind of rehab. Most likely the Royals would've shut him down a couple weeks into the season, but Gil Meche decided to be a stand up guy and retire. Leaving all that money on the table is crazy, but Meche knew he wasn't worth it, and for a small franchise like the Royals this is really an awesome story.
Then again, the Royals probably wish he did this earlier, so they could've used some money on free agents.
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