mlb.mlb.com - 4/21/2008
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General manager Bill Bavasi said Sunday morning that he would talk to the organization's scouts who watched Frank Thomas during Spring Training before making a decision on whether to pursue the 39-year-old slugger, released by the Blue Jays earlier in the day.
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MLB.com: Bavasi exploring options on [Frank] Thomas
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MLB.com: Bavasi exploring options on [Frank] Thomas General manager Bill Bavasi said Sunday morning that he would talk to the organization’s scouts who watched Frank Thomas during Spring Training before making a decision on whether to pursue the 39-year-old slugger, released by the Blue Jays earlier in the day. “I didn’t see him play this spring,” Bavasi said. “But tonight or tomorrow, I will talk to our scouts that did.” ... “We can talk to the player, but we can’t talk about salary until after the waiver period ends,” he said. “But I will say this: we are concentrating more ...
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... banned ice cream from their clubhouses.
BIGGEST HURT: One day after he complained about being benched -- or at least losing playing time -- Frank Thomas was released by the Blue Jays. (Toronto Star) Our pal the Tao of Steib doesn't seem to mind, though Baseball Musing's David Pinto thinks there's more to this than meets the eye. As for Thomas' future, the Rangers don't appear to be interested (Dallas Morning News) but the Mariners might give him a call. (mlb.com)
WELL, THAT EXPLAINS IT: The White Sox ...
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bugsandcranks.com 4/21/2008 — It'll never happen but how nice it would be to finally take a summer off. Just one season where Minnesotans were sweating due to the humidity rather than what Frank Thomas was doing or going to do to their beloved Twins. Though he's no longer an MVP run producer it'd be interesting and probably a lot of fun if he donned the TC, no? Forget Jason Kubel for one year -- just think about it.
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