Bonds Wants To Play In '08

Tim you ruined it lol i thought we could get threw a offseason without mentioning the name Bonds ..tisk tisk lol

Cardinals should sign him.

this allows to trade duncan and some other pieces for a good SP.

in 09 your outfield will be ok cause rasmus will be ready and you get a good draft pick for bonds.

OK fine, bring him back one more year. Screw the rebuilding project. We've lived with him this long, whats 1 more year

Yeah you only get a pick if he signs with another team. Which he wont. So draft picks would take no part in signing Bonds.

I still don't think he'll find a job though.

I much as I question his presence on the young club, I would love to see the Indians get him. They seem to be a real tight nit group so maybe he wouldnt be too much of a problem for them, plus many of his teammate have actually loved him being around. They could play him in LF most of the time with J-Mike as his replacement. Otherwise, have Pronk take a couple days at 1B when he needs some rest. His Bat is much better than any other out there, it would be a 1 year deal so its not a longterm problem and having him in the playoffs could be a huge difference maker!

Jukee, I completely agree with you. Barry Bonds although he may be a little negative clubhouse guy, but he is just what the twins need. Imagine Bonds at DH, and if the twins trade santana to the red sox,
we would have a lineup of

Crisp-S
Mauer-L
Bonds-L
Delmon-R
Morneau-L
Cuddyer-R
Buscher-L
Harris-R
Casilla/Punto S

Thats a pretty solid lineup, and if we trade nathan we can upgrade 3b/ss which would be nice.

Sign Barry!

An AL contender w/ open OF/DH spots should definitely pick up Barry. I'd love to see him back w/ Leyland in Detroit (best lineup ever?). Also, the Angels could have gotten better production for much cheaper by picking up Barry to play DH and some LF for $8-$10 million rather than $90 million for Hunter.

While Barry is old, at DH he could play 120-130 games. His numbers are still up there, better than all but a handful of baseball players (per AB). Obviously the headaches aren't worth it for a non-contender, but he is one of the few difference-makers out there who could take a contending team to the World Series or a .500 team to the playoffs.

As an admittedly biased Giants fan, I want to point out that Barry has never been a problem in the clubhouse. His teammates have always stood by him, and been friendly with him. He may be a jerk to the media, but he's not with his teammates. Several players who have come to the Giants over the years have pointed out how much more open he is with young players than other superstars they've played with. Its the media and the fans who hate Bonds, not the players.

Over his decade plus on the Giants, he had a total of two issues I can think of with teammates: a fight with Danny Darwin in 1998 during a losing streak and his long-running feud with Jeff Kent. Of course, Kent has had a feud with just about every black teammate he's had, so I think we can take that one with a grain of salt.

The only issue for a team picking up Barry will be the reaction from the fans. However, its possible (though unlikely) that there will be a little more perspective and sanity once the Mitchell Report comes out and people outside of San Francisco begin to realize that Barry wasn't the only one juicing.

I would like to see Selig finally step in and suspend Bonds under his whole 'good of the game' discretion his has. This bum deserves to be shown the door...

He can play with my balls in '08.