The Barry Bonds Case
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No, not the court case, but the one for signing the Home Run King. It baffles me as to how such a great hitter can’t even find a contract offer. Bonds would make the middle of any lineup dangerous, and pitchers’ sheer fear of him, even though he doesn’t have his power and legs of old.
I know many people will disagree with me, but the Red Sox should sign the slugger, at least to a minor league deal. They don’t need him at all, but why give teams like Tampa a chance to sign him? If the Rays were to get Bonds they would have the most dominating lineup in baseball, and they might even get
Imagine this at Fenway Park
the one thing they don’t have consitently—a sellout.
Yes, Bonds would bring a media circus, but with the spotlight on A-Rod now, that circus is smaller and it would be much shorter. Bonds would also be a great fit in Boston—he has the Green Monster and Pesky Pole to hit cheap homers, and he already proved he can play under heavy media pressure, which not everybody can do in Boston.
The Boston fans may be slow to accept him, what true Red Sox fan wouldn’t shake his hand after he has a huge postseason hit? And it’s not like the Sox have to force him on the fans. They can have him play in Pawtucket for most of the year and call him up if an outfielder or, God forbid, Ortiz should get hurt, and if they stay healthy they can just bring him up when the rosters expand in September and judge whether he would be a good fit in October after that.
I know people will disagree with me, so feel free to start a discussion in the comments.
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March 7, 2009 at 2:31 pm
No way Barry Bonds signs a minor league contract. The Red Sox can least use him.
The Yankees on the other hand would probably find him a vast improvement at DH or LF. Damon will regress. Matsui is done. Nady won’t have two good years in a row.
March 8, 2009 at 10:49 am
The Red Sox wouldn’t have much use for him, unless he was their DH against right-handers. Then Ortiz would most likely play 1B, but still in my mind, it doesn’t make sense. If any team could use Bonds, it’s the Yanks. Matsui and Damon are on a sharp decline, and they could use a DH. Plus, with their larger-than-life payroll, they could definitely afford signing Bonds to a 1 year, $20 M deal.
March 8, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Agreed on both points. The yanks would be better suited for hat bat. ESPECIALLY if A-ROD is out.
March 8, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Yes, the Red Sox don’t need Bonds. But like I said, they should sign him just to keep him away from the rest of the AL. And if they do sign him it’s not he’ll just be sitting around, anyone could use that bat.