December 06, 2006
Brother, Can you Spare 1,000,000,000 Dimes?
Ken Rosenthal explains why Barry Bonds appearing at the winter meetings is so unusual.
The only time players of Bonds' stature attend the meetings is when they are introduced after signing a major free-agent contract. Even then, such appearances are rare.
My guess is that Bonds can have a job if he lowers his price to around $10 million for a year. I don't believe teams are willing to pay Barry top dollar for two surgically repaired knees and one repaired elbow, even if he still is a very productive player. Right now, Barry needs a team (to break the home run record) more than a team needs Barry. The GMs will wait to see how low a salary he's willing to take.
100,000,000 dimes. I get the point though. Maybe he should pull a Clemens.
There's an "unfiltered" piece in BP that suggests teams are wary that Bonds might end up in jail in '07.
The BP piece is rank speculation written by someone who knows nothing about the legal system. IF indicted (BIG IF), trial wouldn't begin before 2007 season is over.
If no one signs Barry and he finishes short of Aaron's record, it will be the greatest news of the 2007 baseball season.
royals should sign him. perfect place. he can break aaron's record with 5 people in the stands.