got hung up in a free-agent market in which the supply of first basemen dwarfed the demand.
After turning down an early offer to re-sign with the Rockies, he found himself sitting at home at the end of January still waiting for a proposal other than the $3 million offer he received from a team in Korea.
"I have three little boys, and I'm not takin them all over the world," he said. "It's not all about the money. It's about being somewhere I'm comfortable, and being able to compete and win. As long as I had a chance to make [a big league] squad I was going to stay over here and work.