Barry Lamar Bonds

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

Slide Fukudome to CF, Soriano to RF, and pencil Bonds in at LF. When Bonds needs a day off, use Reed Johnson or Pie.

 

This line-up would be very good.

 

CF Fukudome

RF Soriano

1b Lee

LF Bonds

3b Ramirez

C Soto

2b DeRosa

SS Theriot/Cedeno

 

=P~

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I dig it, however, Bonds aint signing for a penny less than 10mil.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I dig it, however, Bonds aint signing for a penny less than 10mil.

 

That all depends on how much he wants to play this year. Right now, he has zero offers on the table. If he wants to play, I think he could be had for under five million. Maybe he doesn't want to play that badly, I don't know.

[TruffleShuffle]

you don't sign a guy and tell him that he's going to be playing one position, then a quarter of the way through the season, change your mind and shift him over to the position he didn't want to play.

[nilodnayr]

you don't sign a guy and tell him that he's going to be playing one position, then a quarter of the way through the season, change your mind and shift him over to the position he didn't want to play.

 

unless you want to win the WS

[CubColtPacer]

you don't sign a guy and tell him that he's going to be playing one position, then a quarter of the way through the season, change your mind and shift him over to the position he didn't want to play.

 

unless you want to win the WS

 

And then when MLB promptly suspends him or the federal case progresses...you just have a media circus, hurt the chances you did have of going to the WS, and made your newly signed free agent upset.

 

Sure, if it goes right, your chances of winning the whole thing go up by quite a bit, but there's quite a few ways it can go wrong, and those ways could potentially set this team back by a year or two. It's an exceptionally big gamble to make.

[nilodnayr]

you don't sign a guy and tell him that he's going to be playing one position, then a quarter of the way through the season, change your mind and shift him over to the position he didn't want to play.

 

unless you want to win the WS

 

And then when MLB promptly suspends him or the federal case progresses...you just have a media circus, hurt the chances you did have of going to the WS, and made your newly signed free agent upset.

 

Sure, if it goes right, your chances of winning the whole thing go up by quite a bit, but there's quite a few ways it can go wrong, and those ways could potentially set this team back by a year or two. It's an exceptionally big gamble to make.

 

they cant suspend him, the trial is delayed and winning cures everything

[erik316wttn]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

[brinoch]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

For a chance to win the WS? He might very well do so.

[TruffleShuffle]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

For a chance to win the WS? He might very well do so.

 

i think you're severely overestimating barry bonds' desire to win a championship.

[Dallas Green]

Man, I hate Bonds, but I love the idea of him in our line-up. He is exactly what we need a LH to hit 5th. :shock:

[DivineBovine]

I was waiting for someone to start this thread. Almost did it myself, but I realized it is a pipe dream. Too bad.

[Guest]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

For a chance to win the WS? He might very well do so.

 

i think you're severely overestimating barry bonds' desire to win a championship.

 

You're underestimating it.

[RedFlash]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

Well considering he isn't getting any offers right now to play....I can't see how he wouldn't take any kind of deal, especially if he wants to play again. But if he thinks he can get a better deal (RIGHT NOW, it is unlikely) by waiting till the July deadline, to see if any injury occurs,s o be it, but right now, I doubt anybody is going to offer more the prorated $7 mill dollars for Bonds.

[javy knows my name]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

Slide Fukudome to CF, Soriano to RF, and pencil Bonds in at LF. When Bonds needs a day off, use Reed Johnson or Pie.

 

This line-up would be very good.

 

CF Fukudome

RF Soriano

1b Lee

LF Bonds

3b Ramirez

C Soto

2b DeRosa

SS Theriot/Cedeno

 

=P~

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

The real question is, why hasn't Billy Beane done this already? there has to be something we don't know about

[CuseCubFan69]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

Well considering he isn't getting any offers right now to play....I can't see how he wouldn't take any kind of deal, especially if he wants to play again. But if he thinks he can get a better deal (RIGHT NOW, it is unlikely) by waiting till the July deadline, to see if any injury occurs,s o be it, but right now, I doubt anybody is going to offer more the prorated $7 mill dollars for Bonds.

 

He can do the Clemens thing, wait around until June/July and get a boatload of cash for a couple months of work.

[Jon]

I'm leaning towards the theory that Selig is making an example of Bonds and there is an implicit understanding in place with the GMs not to touch him. Even though they scrapped two illegal substance suspensions as part of their agreement with the PA in their new drug policy, MLB probably still feels that someone has to take the fall in order to help their image. Bonds is the perfect target.

 

Otherwise I'd love to sign him up.

[SABR Gamer]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

For a chance to win the WS? He might very well do so.

 

i think you're severely overestimating barry bonds' desire to win a championship.

 

 

Bonds said he would give up all his home run records for a championship, your massively underestimating it.

[jersey cubs fan]

I like Dunn, but waste valuable trading chips acquiring Dunn or Griffey or Bradley.

 

 

Bonds likely would cost around 2-3 million on a one-year deal.

 

Bonds wouldn't get out of bed for that much.

 

For a chance to win the WS? He might very well do so.

 

i think you're severely overestimating barry bonds' desire to win a championship.

 

 

Bonds said he would give up all his home run records for a championship, your massively underestimating it.

 

Jim McGreevey said "I do" to his wife.

 

I think Barry would really like to win one if only to add to his own personal accomplishment list.

[Post Count Padder]

Bonds in the middle of the order would be sweet and probably gives us the best offense in baseball. However, the media frenzy would be crazy and there would be negative publicity. I'd be for it if he'd sign cheap and it meant a better chance at us winning it all. However, I agree that it's highly unlikely he signs for less than 10 mil.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I talked to Barry this morning, and he said he's not going to play for teh cobs

[Jon]

I think possibly my biggest question regarding Bonds' situation is why the MLBPA hasn't yet filed some sort of grievance against MLB. I know they've "expressed" concern, but I would have thought that the MLBPA would be moving faster on this.

[SABR Gamer]

Isn't Barry not in the MLBPA or something like that? He is never in the video games and I thought that was why, maybe it's something else that I don't know.

[Post Count Padder]

Isn't Barry not in the MLBPA or something like that? He is never in the video games and I thought that was why, maybe it's something else that I don't know.

From our good friend, wikipedia:

 

Bonds withdrew from the MLB Players Association's (MLBPA) licensing agreement because he felt independent marketing deals would be more lucrative for him. Bonds is the first player in the thirty-year history of the licensing program not to sign. If Bonds had not withdrawn, his name and likeness would be deemed usable in any merchandise licensed by the MLBPA. In order to use his name or likeness, a company must deal directly with Bonds. For this reason he does not appear in some baseball video games, forcing game-makers to create generic athletes to replace him. For example, Bonds is replaced by "Jon Dowd" in MVP Baseball 2005.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think possibly my biggest question regarding Bonds' situation is why the MLBPA hasn't yet filed some sort of grievance against MLB. I know they've "expressed" concern, but I would have thought that the MLBPA would be moving faster on this.

 

They are currently investigating the situation with all unsigned free agents.