Do you think Beane would sign Bonds to a 1 year contract if he agreed to a below market deal ($10 million or less?)
Bonds wants to reach 3,000 career hits and he prefers to remain in the Bay Area. The problem is that any team signing him will take a major public relations hit for adding a confirmed cheater on trial for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Will Billy Beane use that to his advantage as a negotiating ploy? It seems to me that the only way Bonds comes back next year is at a substantial discount.
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