Atkins Available

One of the mysteries of baseball is when a guy suddenly "loses it." Garrett Atkins appears to be one of those guys.
Two years ago he popped 21 homers and drove in 99 runs while hitting .286 with the Rockies. Last season, he only hit 9 round trippers, collected 48 RBI's and saw his batting average dip to .226.
Ok, most players have an "off-year" and I figured 2009 was Atkins off-year. It happens. I assumed he would rebound and so did the Orioles who signed him as a free-agent in the off-season, a one year deal worth 4-million dollars.
His downward trend continued this season. He was hitting a paltry .214 with a homer and 9-RBI's.
Atkins was released yesterday. He's only 30-years old. I don't know what the problem is but he seems to be a guy who has lost his desire to play. That's the only explanation I can think of. Never the most outgoing guy, he just looked as if he would rather be elsewhere then at the ballpark.
I expect someone will take a chance on him. If he doesn't get that chance then his Major League career ends with 99 career homers.