The MLBPA is apparently a little confused as to why the league’s active home run king is still umemployed.
The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players’ association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market.
After speaking with the Los Angeles Angels during his annual tour of spring-training camps, union head Donald Fehr said his staff will examine possible collusion against Bonds and others.
“We always look at the free-agent markets every year and make judgments about them, and if we come to the conclusion with respect to any player that there’s a matter worth pursuing, we’ll pursue it,” he said. “But I’m not going to make any suggestions or accusations unless and until we come to that conclusion.”
One possible reason Bonds is still unemployed is maybe because his knees are shot and he can’t move. Here’s another idea: he’s an a*shole. It is strange that an AL team hasn’t picked up the phone and tabbed Bonds as their DH because obviously the man can still hit, but teams aren’t stupid – they know what kind of circus he brings to the clubhouse.
I’m still someone who believes Bonds doesn’t get enough credit for helping out fellow players. Giants’ infielder Kevin Frandsen has said in the past that when he was struggling at the plate last year, Bonds took the time to coach him in the cage. However, I don’t know if the MLBPA needs to look very deep as to why teams might not be interested injecting Bonds into their clubhouse.
