Pat Burrell Would Waive No-Trade to Play in San Fran
Posted by Chris - 03/11/06 at 07:11 amJust a quick blurb on Pat Burrell this morning, Philly.com is reporting that Burrell would agree to waive his no-trade clause to play in San Francisco. I just posted earlier this week that Burrell would be a great fit for the Giants and that a big stumbling block would be his no-trade clause, which seems to be less of a problem now. I think Burrell would be a great addition to the Giants lineup and could hit 3-4-5, depending on who else the Giants sign this off season.
The article briefly mentions the popular scenario amongst off season discussion of a swap of Benitez and maybe a prospect for Burrell. Philly badly wants to unload Burrell’s contract and recent news reports say that they are pushing hard for Alfonso Soriano. No doubt that Pat Gillick would love to free up a little more money to throw in Soriano’s direction. This trade would be a great deal for the Giants. First of all, they will fill in a gaping hole at first that hasn’t had solid RBI production since J.T. Snow played at Candlestick. Secondly, they get rid of Benitez who was worn out his welcome in San Francisco at light speed. Lets make this happen Sabean.