Sammy Sosa Considering Retirement

I honestly wouldn't mind him as the Mets 5th OFer. Get rid of Brady friggin Clark and bring Sosa in. When Alou is back, send Pagan down. You know Alou will hit the DL again, so call Pagan up again to start. Keep Sosa on the bench.

Given a choice between Sosa and any other available OF'ers out there it depends on what kind of team is interested when deciding who would be a better fit and where.

Bonds- You know what he is gonna give you. A media circus, ticket sales, 2 or 3 games a week in the NL, maybe 4 for an AL team, and On Base Percentage. A legitimate contender probably wouldn't want him to upset the current team chemistry in this young season that would come with Bonds. A fringe playoff team like Seattle, San Diego, Toronto, and the Brewers that are willing gamble on a huge risk/reward situation would be most likely to me. Id rank them as this in order of most to least likely to give it a shot.
1. Seattle (better option than Vidro, Sexson, or Wilkerson in the DH or LF spot)
2. San Diego (just to punch Khalil Greene in the nuts for fun)
3. Toronto (can teach Rios and Vernon Wells how to be egotistical jerks...an aspect of their game they seem to lack terribly)
4. Milwaukee

Sosa - a bigger risk with probably lesser possible reward than Bonds. Would come cheaper and more likely to a team looking for a name to get butts in the seats and give a guy a last tour of duty...just enough for Sosa himself to realize he's done all he can do for his career. My possible destinations in order.
1. Retirement (or get traded for Wade Boggs and a side of Rice Pilaf)
2. Kansas City
3. Mets
4. Atlanta

Lofton - I still am not quite sure why no one has snatched this guy up yet. He would be a better option than at least 1/4 of the starting CF's now with current jobs. He brings veteran leadership and still hustles enough to keep up with the guys almost half his age. He's a gamer, but is there enough left in the tank to convince a team they are better off with him than a young home grown guy making league minimum. Probably has more playoff experience than the next two guys combined still active in MLB, but despite the playoff track record for the ages you can pretty much guarantee your team isn't gonna win or even make the World Series.
Team guesses by me.
1. Murders Pat Listach for beating him out for '92 ROY
2. Mets
3. Indians (why fight it)
4. Cubs (better answer than Reed Johnson or Felix Pie while still giving Pie the role as the teams starting CF going forward past '08 where as a trade for Coco Crisp doesn't as much.)
5. Yankees (they'll get antsy and do something whether it's necessary or not).

In reading this Sammy article--i can only ask--is this a threat or a promise?

"Sammy Sosa is considering retirement if he doesn't get an offer soon."

GM's all over MLB just had to change their shorts.

I like the idea of Sosa in Atlanta if the Diaz experiment does not work out. I mean how much more can it cost the Braves to sign this guy? That and the fact that they still lack that big bat off the bench. To me, Diaz is a lifetime platooner/pinch-hitter.

I still think the Dodgers should have resigned Lofton last year after Drew pulled his cute little move. He can outplay Pierre on just about every level except perhaps being a step slower at this point, but still capable of 30-40 steals. Now, they are stuck with Pierre unhappy and overpaid and Andruw seemingly unable to hit a ball out of the park with a fungo bat.

Sammy will always be a fan favorite. I wish the Diamondbacks would pick him up for fun! Actually, back in '96 I told him that Colangelo takes care of his players. He should've listened. Andrea from Arizona says, "Hi" he knows who I am.