May 01, 2009 11:24 AM EST

Bobby Abreu surprisingly received little interest as a free agent and eventually signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Angels.

"It's not about money," said Abreu. It's about respect and a multi-year contract. I think I did a pretty good job. But it's business." As teammate Torii Hunter noted: "You talk about the stock market. There aren't too many guys losing money the way he did. He lost $11 million dollars in his market, which is baseball."

Via New York Post