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Originally Posted by Saint Troy
edit-If you think about it Bonds is the perfect fit, the Jays need left handed pop in between the gaggle of righties, he runs better than Frank, has a killer eye, doesn't rush Lind ahead of schedule........but he comes with more baggage than anyone in MLB history. I'd sign him in a second and will buy the Jersey, this could be an awesome travelling circus!
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The thing is that Bonds still can hit. Look at this line from last season:
OBP SLG OPS
.480 .565 1.045
He would've had the highest OPS on the Jays last season. His homers might be slowing down, but homers are over-rated and clearly Bonds does a lot more to help a ball club.
Bonds is exactly what the Jays need...but it's just a high risk, high reward situation. Is it worth it?
EDIT: On second thought, the Jays need to go out and get Bonds. I hate the guy, but fact of the matter is the guy can still mash. He'd undoubtedly be our best hitter. With baseball being the way it is with the division alignments and ridiculous salary structure the Jays need to take the risk and get Bonds. They've played it safe (the only way they could play it) for the past few years, but when you have a chance to add a 1000-1100 OPS bat to the line-up for nothing you do it.