Remember when Marco Scutaro was just another utility player? Waived and claimed twice by other teams? Traded by the stats-loving A’s (see the bottom of his B-R page)?

Suddenly, at ages 32 and 33, he has “breakthrough” seasons and he is now worth a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract? Call me skeptical but someone’s gonna overpay for this guy. Maybe a 3 year/$18-21 million (my estimate) deal won’t break anyone’s bank, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best investment.

Let’s peek at Scutaro’s good 2008-09 and his career stats prior (all stats from B-R unless noted):

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