Geoff Baker confirms some of the rumours that have been floating around in a few threads here : The Jays are trying to sign Miguel Batista before this weekend's baseball winter meetings.
Apparently J.P phoned Batista's agent just before his appearance on The Fan yesterday and has "has offered the Batista camp deals ranging from two to three years in length and varying in annual salary", Batista is looking for 3 years and $12m +.
Baker has a couple of other interesting snippets:
- The Mets are out of the running for Batista as (get this) they can't afford him after landing Matsui
- A Sheets for Hudson +others deal is a possibility if Batista goes elsewhere.
In other news Brad Fulmer is going to try to fill Raffy's shoes next year. He signed a 1year/1 million deal with Texas. Jose Cruz Jr is also a Texas target.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20031211064942999