Carl Everett sign of desperation

Why would Bavasi ever sign a guy like Carl Everett? Let's look at the facts-
1) Everett's number of teams is now double-digits
2) He played on a team that just won the WS and they don't want him back (no arb)
3) He's not a long term solution
4) Terrible reputation in the clubhouse
5) He's old- did the M's forget what happened to Oly or Boone?
6) He's an idiot (dino's, gays, kids) to argue otherwise is folly

If Carl Everett was going to put up huge numbers in Safeco, you might be willing to look past the temper, the age, the knees, the lefty disparity etc... but even the best scenarios show Everett as a barely adequate DH. His numbers compared to a league average DH last year show no reason for celebration.

But here's the final kicker for me.

He doesn't want to be here.

The only reason this is dragging out is because Everett doesn't want to play in Seattle. The place that is really far from both his homes back East.

So our big hope for a lefty bat is going to come from a guy who doesn't want to sign here, but doesn't have any options.

Bavasi can do better then this- it smacks of desperation.