Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 04, 2007
Forcing Guillen's Hand

ESPN reports that the Royals agreed to a deal with outfielder Jose Guillen:

Outfielder Jose Guillen and the Kansas City Royals have reached a preliminary agreement for a three year, $36 million deal, a relative of the ballplayer told ESPNdeportes.com.

The agreement will be complete when Guillen passes a physical exam, scheduled for Tuesday.

However, earlier in the evening, the Kansas City Star reported that the talks stalled and the Royals were looking at Andruw Jones:

Suddenly, the Royals aren't facing a Jose Guillen-or-bust situation in their efforts to sign a run-producing, free-agent outfielder.

Andruw Jones has emerged as a possible alternative.

General manager Dayton Moore declined to confirm interest in Jones, a five-time All-Star center fielder, but sources say the two sides have been in close contact.

That appeared to be enough to bring Guillen to the table. Nice job of using the supply of outfielders to bring Guillen in at a decent price. The question, of course, is can Jose last three years in one town? In his eleven year career, Jose's yet to pull that off.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:49 AM | Free Agents | TrackBack (0)
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