Baseball Prospectus reports that the Giants signed Rich Aurilia to a two year deal, on the heels of signing Ray Durham. There was also a notion going around late last night that the Giants were about to sign Bengie Molina to a three-year deal, creating the beautiful idea that Mike Matheny could credibly be used as a pinch-runner in 2007.
As Joe Sheehan points out: the Giants are painting themselves into a corner.
Every time they spend money on a player in his thirties, a player with more past than future, they make it that much more critical that they sign Barry Bonds for 2007 to complete the roster and give them that chance at winning the other moves reflect a desire for.
If they don't sign Bonds, it's 2005 all over again, an aging team with an average pitching staff that won't score anywhere near enough runs to compete.
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