After reading a little more about Ronnie Belliard's new one-year deal with the Dodgers, I came across a pretty interesting detail.
Belliard must report to spring training at 209 pounds or less for the deal to become guaranteed. If he fails to do so, he can be released and only owed termination pay.
Who knows what he's weighing in at right now, but it's obviously a concern. If you look at video of him last season, it was also obvious that he wasnt' exactly spending much time on a treadmill. Even with that, he still managed to swing the bat very well.
I can't imagine he'd show up in spring training overweight, so we'll just assume this was for precautionary reasons. Now I hope I'm not wrong, because he's a good addition to the infield.
Unless he's fat, then it won't matter.
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