Putting Either back in line

Well it seems that yesterday, Steve Dilbeck of the LA Times put up an article stating how the Dodgers should lock up Andre Either while he is still on the cheap after a disappointing 2011 and 2010 season.
Taking all the emotion out of the equation, and looking at the entire Dodgers' organization my first reaction is to wait for Either's value to rise and then trade him to a contender some decent near major league ready second base and third base prospects; things the Dodger system is in dire need of, and replace him with the abundance of outfield prospects the Dodgers are currently grooming. Looking from afar, Either is a player whose numbers seem to be declining drasticaly as he ages. His OPS has dropped nearly 100 points in the last 4 years from 885 in '08 to 789 in '11. He plays a mediocre to bad defense in right, and not only has his power number been dropping, but he is also notoriously bad against left handed pitching, and accoridng to last years stats, he is getting worse. In 2010 he had a BB% of 7.3 and a K% of 20.2 against left handed pitching. Last year his BB% dropped to 4.6, and his K% rose to 27.2, both numbers going in the wrong direction. He has also been shown as having a negative effect on the clubhouse, blaming managers, and waisting AB's with poor attitude. From a non-emotional position, I see a good bat against righties, with a subpar attitude, who can't hit lefties, who isn't a great defender, and who's patience at the plate is getting worse with age, not better.
On the other hand, baseball is something we can't help but be romantic about, and has their been any other player who has pulled on our heartstings more in the past three years than Either. Whether it was his tenure as "Mr Clutch" hitting 11 walk off hits during the '08 to '10 seasons, or his most recent 30 game hit streak from this year, the man most certainly knows how to get us to cheer for him.
So where does that put us... Well no matter what at this point Either will be a Dodger for the first half of 2012. So let's say his tryout will be the first two months of the season. I say bat him 4th behind Kemp, so Kemp has protection and room to run. If Either shows some restraint, get's his walks back up, and flashes some of his old power, then I say throw him a 3 yr / 36 mil deal right then and there at the begining of June. If he does not show some grownup restraint, and the clubhouse issues resurface, then I say trade him and gut him for all he's worth (even if his power is back).