John Gibbons mentioned in the spring that he would be very interested in having a guy like Bonds DH for his team if he didn't already have a great DH (recently released Frank Thomas). Now that Frank is gone, do they Jays go out and bring in Bonds? I'm guessing Bonds would be willing to sign in the two million dollar range, plus performance bonuses.
How's it going Fish? Making it out to a lot of Rays games? The Jays will likely recall Adam Lind from Syracuse to fill the void left by Thomas. Lind is a left-handed bat, and the Jays could really use another one in their line-up. He would split time in LF with Shannon Stewart, while Matt Stairs would DH five games a week or so. However, I still think signing Bonds and leaving Lind in Syracuse for the season would be the better play...at the right price.
Your buddy Marcum has been the Jays best starter so far this year, while Accardo has struggled. His pitches looked flat in Dunedin and I don't think he's back to the form he had last year. He did pick up a very clean save today though, so we'll see.
I think the Rays long-term deal with Longoria could turn out to be a steal of a deal for them. Great move.
Your buddy Marcum has been the Jays best starter so far this year, while Accardo has struggled. His pitches looked flat in Dunedin and I don't think he's back to the form he had last year. He did pick up a very clean save today though, so we'll see.
I think the Rays long-term deal with Longoria could turn out to be a steal of a deal for them. Great move.
What circus? This is Canada, Espn and the like will spend a day or two up here then leave him alone to go back to covering New York and Boston. The Toronto media/fans will fawn all over him after a couple of days because while Toronto has had good athletes play in the city very few have come with the clout (or baggage) of Bonds.
Now I doubt Toronto will sign him but it wouldn't the be the worst idea. Toronto needs a left handed hitter, Barry would be motivated to prove a point and he'd come cheap on a one year deal so if he is a clubhouse cancer or doesn't produce they can easily get rid of him.
Now I doubt Toronto will sign him but it wouldn't the be the worst idea. Toronto needs a left handed hitter, Barry would be motivated to prove a point and he'd come cheap on a one year deal so if he is a clubhouse cancer or doesn't produce they can easily get rid of him.
Wtf is a
wtf is a "clubhouse cancer" someone who doesnt drink beer? someone who doesnt kiss a reporters ass? Baseball is a joke without Bonds. What is the MLB good at exactly? The mlb is good at lying, good at hiring pitching coaches that ruin arms. good at signing players that suck. good at attracting fans that are clueless.
wtf is a "clubhouse cancer" someone who doesnt drink beer? someone who doesnt kiss a reporters ass? Baseball is a joke without Bonds. What is the MLB good at exactly? The mlb is good at lying, good at hiring pitching coaches that ruin arms. good at signing players that suck. good at attracting fans that are clueless.
thanks Matt
Frank Thomas agrees to terms with A's
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<!-- Article's First Paragraph --><!-- BlogBurst ContentStart -->OAKLAND, Calif. — The Big Hurt is coming back to the Bay Area.
The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms Thursday with designated hitter Frank Thomas, who was released Sunday by the Toronto Blue Jays to become a free agent after becoming disgruntled about his playing time.
Thomas was in the lineup for the A’s series finale against Minnesota, batting cleanup as the designated hitter.
Oakland will be on the hook only for about $337,000 — a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum — so this move was a bargain for general manager Billy Beane and a club looking to boost its power numbers.
To clear roster room, the A’s placed outfielder Travis Buck on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 19 with shin splints and transferred six-time Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez to the 60-day disabled list.
The 39-year-old Thomas, who will get the vast majority of his $8 million salary this year from the Blue Jays, is hitless in his past 13 at-bats and had gone 4-for-35 since homering in three straight games April 5-8. Known as a slow starter, he batted .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs for Toronto this year.
He left Oakland after the A’s 2006 AL championship series season, signing a $18.12 million, two-year contract with Toronto.
Thomas remade himself with the small-market A’s, and his paycheck wasn’t as small as it looked coming into the year. He signed an incentive-laden one-year deal for $500,000, but earned all $2.6 million of his possible bonuses based on plate appearances and keeping his troublesome left foot healthy.
In 2006, he batted .270 with a team-leading 39 home runs and 114 RBIs in 137 games after missing all but 108 games the previous two seasons with the Chicago White Sox because of injury.
Frank Thomas agrees to terms with A's
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<!-- Article's First Paragraph --><!-- BlogBurst ContentStart -->OAKLAND, Calif. — The Big Hurt is coming back to the Bay Area.
The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms Thursday with designated hitter Frank Thomas, who was released Sunday by the Toronto Blue Jays to become a free agent after becoming disgruntled about his playing time.
Thomas was in the lineup for the A’s series finale against Minnesota, batting cleanup as the designated hitter.
Oakland will be on the hook only for about $337,000 — a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum — so this move was a bargain for general manager Billy Beane and a club looking to boost its power numbers.
To clear roster room, the A’s placed outfielder Travis Buck on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 19 with shin splints and transferred six-time Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez to the 60-day disabled list.
The 39-year-old Thomas, who will get the vast majority of his $8 million salary this year from the Blue Jays, is hitless in his past 13 at-bats and had gone 4-for-35 since homering in three straight games April 5-8. Known as a slow starter, he batted .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs for Toronto this year.
He left Oakland after the A’s 2006 AL championship series season, signing a $18.12 million, two-year contract with Toronto.
Thomas remade himself with the small-market A’s, and his paycheck wasn’t as small as it looked coming into the year. He signed an incentive-laden one-year deal for $500,000, but earned all $2.6 million of his possible bonuses based on plate appearances and keeping his troublesome left foot healthy.
In 2006, he batted .270 with a team-leading 39 home runs and 114 RBIs in 137 games after missing all but 108 games the previous two seasons with the Chicago White Sox because of injury.
