Pat's bat still hot in final year of $50 million contract. Coincidence?
I'm not one to believe that Burrell hasn't been trying over the years. Nah, he's just tended to suck for periods of time (at least when you compare him to what we know he's capable of). But, this MLB article isn't the first time it's been suggested that his performance is being driven by the need for another lucrative contract (then again, why wouldn't it be?), and it won't be the last either.