Giles Files For Free Agency

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A three-year offer of more than $21 million from the Padres didn't prevent right fielder Brian Giles, the club's presumptive Most Valuable Player in 2005, from filing for free agency yesterday along with four others.

 

San Diego's offer is "not close" to getting a deal done, Giles' agent, Joe Bick, said yesterday.

 

"I will say that our primary goal all along has been to get Brian re-signed with the San Diego Padres, and nothing has changed as far as that goal is concerned," Bick said. "But things have moved kind of slow, which is fine. I'm not criticizing that. But now they have put themselves into a position where we're allowed to talk to other people."

 

It looks like Giles wants at least 10 mil or more a year, I dont think the Cubs will go that high.

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A three-year offer of more than $21 million from the Padres didn't prevent right fielder Brian Giles, the club's presumptive Most Valuable Player in 2005, from filing for free agency yesterday along with four others.

 

San Diego's offer is "not close" to getting a deal done, Giles' agent, Joe Bick, said yesterday.

 

"I will say that our primary goal all along has been to get Brian re-signed with the San Diego Padres, and nothing has changed as far as that goal is concerned," Bick said. "But things have moved kind of slow, which is fine. I'm not criticizing that. But now they have put themselves into a position where we're allowed to talk to other people."

 

It looks like Giles wants at least 10 mil or more a year, I dont think the Cubs will go that high.

 

This is being discussed in the "62 players have filed for free agency thread".