Phil Nevin sees the errors of his ways:

Nevin didn't help himself by dragging a poor attitude along after the trade. He occasionally cracked wise about being regularly left out of the lineup over the final six weeks of the season.

"I almost acted like I was the first guy to ever get traded," Nevin said. "I took it a little personally. As much as I wanted to say it didn't affect me, it did, and I was completely wrong. I've still got a heck of an opportunity here, and I want to put myself in position to take advantage of it."

According to the story, he traded some fat for muscle this off-season. He's playing in a ballpark where that will make it easier for his power to come back. At age 35, however, it's an up-hill battle.