… [Paul] Konerko‘s options appear to be down to three teams: The White Sox, Rangers and a surprise team to make the cut, the Rays.
And maybe the Giants might be willing to consider Konerko, although Aubrey Huff would return at a much more affordable price. Konerko would probably be up for it. The Giants do have spring training in Scottsdale, where Konerko lives. …
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Padilla should have the Diamondbacks as a finalist, if not the favorite, to sign Konerko. In addition to Konerko, a Scottsdale resident, being able to be with his family and drive to work for home games, comments made by new AZ GM Kevin Towers are just as important.
Towers said he was looking outside the AZ organization for his 1B. Plus he stated he was not rebuilding and wanted to contend now. Konerko also stated that money might not be the determining factor, in which case he might give AZ a ” hometown discount.”
Comment by Anonymous — November 8, 2010 @ November 8, 2010 9:16 pm |