Barry won't be a Twin (duh)

Should we expect 30 stories about each team that passes on Bonds?

As much as I would have liked to see Barry play one more season, I'm not sure I want to see 44 year old Barry try to strap on the elbow armor at this point.

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I’d like to see Barry for one more season on a team other than the Giants (or Dodgers).

by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 13, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions

I’d be down for some Barry. I even liked watching Moises Alou fail in his pinch hit appearances with the Dominican Republic.

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by kennv on Mar 13, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions

BLB as the DH for the USA in the WBC

That would have been cool

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by j14 on Mar 13, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

how are these players selected, anyway?

i have no words for how excited it would make me to see Barry winnings games for the US of A, essentially sticking his middle finger to Bud Selig. I’d be surprised if they let him play, though.

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by UnleashTheGore on Mar 13, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

That might be kinda cool. But yeah, they won’t let him play.

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by can of corn on Mar 13, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions

what about his effect on team chemistry? The steroids media hoopla? The recliner chair in the locker room? How could we win with all those distractions?

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by rxmeister on Mar 14, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions

This might be a time to revive that professional league for players that are over 40. I would rather watch Barry and Moises hit than most of the present day players.

Brian Sabean: continuing to monitor the CC and Manny situations

by rxmeister on Mar 14, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

well, the optimism of the early part of spring training will make it impossible for him to sign with anyone at this specific point in time.
i betcha a few games in when someone has serious outfield/ dh/ injury/ whatever problems that he will get at least a tertiary look from someone.

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by Headhunter Rollins on Mar 13, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

I dunno – didn’t happen last year. Now he’s a year older and a year more removed from the last time he played. Do you really think he could come in and produce? I’d like to think he could, but I can’t really believe it.

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by can of corn on Mar 13, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions

The Projection Systems Seem To Think He Would Indeed Produce

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1109&position=OF

by giantsrainman on Mar 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay, so maybe he could hit just a little bit. But is that kind of production what you want for your DH, or would it compensate for a statue in the outfield? Not sure.

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by can of corn on Mar 13, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions

The Worst wOBA Prediction For Bonds Is Better Then All But 2 Of Last Year's AL DHs With 200 Or More PAs

Only Milton Bradley and Aubrey Huff were better.

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=dh&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=200&type=1&season=2008&month=0

Texas doesn’t have Bradley anymore and Huff is going to play 1B in 2009.

A reasonable arguement could be made that the RedSox (Ortiz), Angels (Guerrero), A’s (Cust), WhiteSox (Thome), and Rays (Burrell) wouldn’t improve by signing Barry but the other 10 AL teams have no such excuse. Collusion is the only reason he will not be signed.

by giantsrainman on Mar 13, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

That and impending federal charges.

by Johnny Disaster on Mar 14, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions

They won’t be resolved during this baseball season.

by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 14, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually 14-5=9 So The Other 9 AL Teams

by giantsrainman on Mar 14, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions

i’d pay actual face value to see a lincecum vs bonds matchup.
Bonds would take him deep…

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by The Gene Hackman on Mar 13, 2009 4:53 PM PDT reply actions

OK if I adopt Randy Johnson?
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by victor frankenstein on Mar 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

IRL lulz.

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by can of corn on Mar 13, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions

You don’t say.

by boonitez on Mar 13, 2009 11:22 PM PDT reply actions

Aren’t we still paying Bonds anyways? Tell him we’ll give him league minimum in addition to his back loaded stuff.

by Merope on Mar 14, 2009 9:06 AM PDT reply actions

Bonds makes no sense for the Giants, but for an AL team he would make alot of sense as the DH. Any team that lacks offense and doesn’t consider him is flat out stupid. Either that or he IS being blackballed and should consider a law suit.

Brian Sabean: continuing to monitor the CC and Manny situations

by rxmeister on Mar 14, 2009 9:08 AM PDT reply actions

Contrary to popular notions, if all however many AL teams there are [it’s not real baseball anyhow] independently come to the conclusion he’s not worth the hassle, that is not illegal.

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by S.F. Giangst on Mar 14, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

If teams that lack offense and don’t consider Bonds are stupid, and…
Since the Giants lack offense…

How does Bonds “make no sense for the Giants?”

by Sabertooth on Mar 14, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

The Giants Are Still Rebuilding And Do Not Have The DH Postition To Offer

Signing Barry Bonds benches Fred Lewis. Lewis is part of the future (part of the rebuild) Bonds is the past. The only way signing Barry makes sense for the Giants is if they have a trade lined up that ships Randy Winn out for a decent prospect. Then signing Barry (with Schierholtz and Velez to back him up) and moving Fred to RF would make some sense. But, this takes a trade partner with an outfield hole that is willing to take Winn’s dollars and give up a decent prospect. Randy’s likely peerformance is worth this but in today’s economic climate who has the budget left to do this?

by giantsrainman on Mar 14, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Nahhh...

The Giants play 162 games with 3 outfielders. There are 486 outfield starts in a season.
The Giants also play 3 games in Seattle and 3 games in Oakland this year, for another 6 DH starts.
So, there are 492 starts available to Bonds and the other three outfielders.

Figure Bonds for about 115 to 125 games. 6 as DH and another 20 as a pinch hitter. That puts him at about 90 to 100 outfield starts, leaving about 400 outfield starts for Winn, Rowand, and Lewis. That’s about 135 apiece, which would be good for Rowand and light for Winn. But also figure 10 to 20 games where Bonds comes out early and Lewis finishes the game. I don’t see how in this scenario Lewis doesn’t get plenty of playing time, easily over 140 games.

by Sabertooth on Mar 14, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions