The Giants have told Barry Bonds they will not be bringing him back for 2008 because they want to move in a younger direction. Bonds had made it clear that he wished to stay with the Giants in 2008.

While some may think Bonds may just want to call it quits, Bonds is not retiring. He wrote "There is more baseball in me and I plan on continuing my career. My quest for a World Series ring continues" on his website.

Bonds could potentially do much better in the AL than the NL because he would be able to DH which would mean much more time to rest and much less wear & tear on his 43 (and 44 next summer) year old body. It seems that Bonds will be able to get significantly more at bats in the AL as a DH than he would as an NL LF.

The Oakland A's could be the perfect fit because Bonds is the ultimate "Moneyball" player. While the A's don't usually spend a lot of money on free agents, I do not think the market for Bonds will match his skill level because of his unpopularity and his age. Oakland is also of course very close to San Diego and the fans there would be more likely to be accepting of him than probably anywhere else.

Of course this is total speculation, but if I had to lay a bet out right now I'd bet on the A's. Then me and IHateU could root for the same team next season.

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