Bear
11-05-2008, 10:20 PM
11/05/08
MLB.com
The Chicago Tribune recently reported that free-agent infielder Juan Uribe might have piqued the Giants' interest, and club insiders did not deny this. Uribe, 29, hit only .247 with seven home runs and 40 RBI in 110 games last season for the Chicago White Sox, but he hit 20 or more homers in three of the previous four seasons. He can play second base, shortstop and third, demonstrating the kind of versatility the Giants tend to seek. Uribe's 2008 salary was "only" $4.5 million, so money probably wouldn't be an issue. If the Giants were to sign Uribe, a right-handed batter, they might decline to pursue the popular Rich Aurilia, another free-agent infielder who has spent 10 of his 13 years with San Francisco -- unless they anointed Uribe the starter at third base, which is one of the club's most gaping holes.
Your thoughts? I don't see this as a good move.:nono:
MLB.com
The Chicago Tribune recently reported that free-agent infielder Juan Uribe might have piqued the Giants' interest, and club insiders did not deny this. Uribe, 29, hit only .247 with seven home runs and 40 RBI in 110 games last season for the Chicago White Sox, but he hit 20 or more homers in three of the previous four seasons. He can play second base, shortstop and third, demonstrating the kind of versatility the Giants tend to seek. Uribe's 2008 salary was "only" $4.5 million, so money probably wouldn't be an issue. If the Giants were to sign Uribe, a right-handed batter, they might decline to pursue the popular Rich Aurilia, another free-agent infielder who has spent 10 of his 13 years with San Francisco -- unless they anointed Uribe the starter at third base, which is one of the club's most gaping holes.
Your thoughts? I don't see this as a good move.:nono: