Gil Meche Announces Retirement

This one came out of left field.

When the Royals announced their signing of Gil Meche prior to the start of the 2007 season, it came as a  bit of a shock. The team had just gotten done losing 100 games and were nowhere near competing for a .500 record, to say nothing of a playoff berth or a World Series title. So signing a a pitcher who's ERA the past three years had been 5.01, 5.09, and 4.48 to 55 million dollar deal spanning five seasons was a stunning layout.