Monday, February 15, 2010

The Johnny Damon Saga


Johnny Damon still doesn't have a home. Quite shocking when considering the season he had last year - .282/.365/.489 batting line, 24 homers, 107 runs, 12 steals in 12 attempts, World Series champion.

The Detroit Tigers are said to be the most likely suitors and there were rumors that they proposed a two-year $14 million deal, which is exactly what the Yankees originally offered the 36 year-old outfielder, but no signing has been made official. There's also been rumors of interest from the Braves, White Sox and Rays.

Chien-Ming Wang is in the same boat, still without a team, but that's more understandable with the pitcher just coming off major shoulder surgery. Wang is expected to end up with the Washington Nationals on an incentive-laden contract, but nothing has been finalized there either.

Back to Damon, how could no team be interested in what he brings to the table? The blame for him not being signed yet falls squarely on the shoulders of his agent, Scott Boras. He's obviously trying to drive the market up for his client, but may be digging himself into too deep of a hole.

It's clear that Damon is nearing the end of his career and it'll be very interesting to see where he ends up and how much money he'll make.


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