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Pena knocked in nearly as many HRs in far less playing time just last season. Like Gonzo hes also a solid defensive 1B.
I think we're losing a little perspective. This isn't a Jack Cust or even a Russel Branyan that we're talking about. This guy LEAD the AL in HRs last season tying Tex with the lead, even though he had 137 LESS PAs than Tex. 
Pena has a .900+ OPS in the last 3 seasons and is coming off an unlucky BABIP season in which he led the AL in HRs. Hes not a lead glove either by any means and yet somehow the  consensus is that hes overpaid at $10mil. Man, talk about buy low. :-)
Gonzo is a beast too, but I don't its a stretch to say that they are barely separated by 5-10 runs, if that (assuming a healthy Pena). I think Gonzalez is a little better in the short term, not a lot better. He'll also have to deal with league switch which will eat roughly 5 runs of his production (that I think will cancel out with him moving away from that park).
Its interesting to see the consensus view is so low on Pena. I'm more convinced than ever that hes a tremendous buy low candidate. :-)