Ray Durham Could Retire After Season

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Giants second baseman Ray Durham is unsure whether he wants to play in 2009, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle . The resurgent Durham is hitting .302/.385/.420 in 192 plate appearances this year. Maybe he'll choose to go out on a high note. Durham makes $7.5MM plus incentives this year, plus incentives and a no-trade clause. He should have decent ... [link]

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Loose ends, in no particular order
Published 6/13/2008 by azruavatar at Viva El Birdos: Front Page Posts
... as the only really viable upgrade at 2B. A lot of people brought up Dan Uggla as an alternative but I don't think the Marlins are sellers right now. One name that I overlooked, and who is almost certainly available, is Ray Durham. He's hitting .302/.385/.420 in his age 36 year. He had a down year last year in which he suffered some injuries and hit into some bad luck. He's hitting more line drives this year and his walk rate has trended upward as his ISO has gone down (a common career path for aging power hitters). I don't expect Durham to ...

Infield of Woe
Published 6/13/2008 by David Lister at NationalSportsReview.com Master Site Feed
... MLB Trade Rumors has another idea - Ray Durham. Durham was awful last year (.218/.295/.343) but he has started off hot this year, batting .305 with 5 steals for a bad Giants team. ...

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