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It seems like the A's can get Frank Thomas cheaply now, but i think it would be a mistake..I sense Thomas is running out of motivation and he can just sit the season out and cash a big pay check or play for the A's and get roughly the same amount..
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/new...=.jsp&c_id=oak QUOTE:
OAKLAND -- He had to know the question was coming, but a wince spread across his face as soon as it came.
A's manager Bob Geren wanted no part of discussing his team's level of interest in signing Frank Thomas, who was released by the Blue Jays on Sunday and could be had for a song.
"That's not something I'm gonna comment on," Geren said Tuesday before the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Twins. "I don't want to talk about other teams' players."
Thomas, however, is a player without a team. He's a free agent, and any team that picks him up will be on the hook for but a pro-rated portion of the Major League minimum. The Jays, for whom Thomas was batting .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 60 at-bats this season, will have to eat the rest of what's left of his reported 2008 salary of $8 million.
The Big Hurt, who batted .270 with team highs of 39 homers and 114 RBIs while helping the 2006 A's win the American League West and reach the AL Championship Series, was told by the Blue Jays on Saturday that his playing time was going to be reduced dramatically.
Thomas went public with his displeasure, suggesting that Toronto was trying to prevent him from cashing in on a $10 million vesting option for 2009 that would have kicked in had he made 367 plate appearances this season.
Citing the club's policy of not discussing free agents with the media, A's assistant general manager David Forst also declined comment. It's been widely reported that the team's brass has at least kicked around the idea of bringing back Thomas to bolster an offense that ranked last in the Majors with seven home runs through Monday.
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/new...=.jsp&c_id=oak QUOTE:
OAKLAND -- He had to know the question was coming, but a wince spread across his face as soon as it came.
A's manager Bob Geren wanted no part of discussing his team's level of interest in signing Frank Thomas, who was released by the Blue Jays on Sunday and could be had for a song.
"That's not something I'm gonna comment on," Geren said Tuesday before the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Twins. "I don't want to talk about other teams' players."
Thomas, however, is a player without a team. He's a free agent, and any team that picks him up will be on the hook for but a pro-rated portion of the Major League minimum. The Jays, for whom Thomas was batting .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 60 at-bats this season, will have to eat the rest of what's left of his reported 2008 salary of $8 million.
The Big Hurt, who batted .270 with team highs of 39 homers and 114 RBIs while helping the 2006 A's win the American League West and reach the AL Championship Series, was told by the Blue Jays on Saturday that his playing time was going to be reduced dramatically.
Thomas went public with his displeasure, suggesting that Toronto was trying to prevent him from cashing in on a $10 million vesting option for 2009 that would have kicked in had he made 367 plate appearances this season.
Citing the club's policy of not discussing free agents with the media, A's assistant general manager David Forst also declined comment. It's been widely reported that the team's brass has at least kicked around the idea of bringing back Thomas to bolster an offense that ranked last in the Majors with seven home runs through Monday.
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