Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
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.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:35 AM | Free Agents | TrackBack (0)
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100,000,000 dimes. I get the point though. Maybe he should pull a Clemens.

Posted by: Jack at December 6, 2006 01:47 PM

There's an "unfiltered" piece in BP that suggests teams are wary that Bonds might end up in jail in '07.

Posted by: Jurgen at December 6, 2006 02:49 PM

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.

Posted by: CJ at December 6, 2006 03:33 PM

If no one signs Barry and he finishes short of Aaron's record, it will be the greatest news of the 2007 baseball season.

Posted by: nick at December 6, 2006 06:07 PM

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5748

Will Carroll notes, if you scroll all the way down, that Barry limped through the lobby. Talk about chutzpah...

Posted by: SleepyCA at December 6, 2006 08:21 PM

royals should sign him. perfect place. he can break aaron's record with 5 people in the stands.

Posted by: colin at December 6, 2006 11:56 PM
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