Jjav829
11-28-2003, 11:06 AM
Was reading a piece of ESPN Insider about the Yankees not being used by free agents, and I stumbled onto a piece about the market for Todd Walker heating up. It talks about a bunch of teams looking to use Walker at certain positions (ie Tampa Bay wants him as a 3B and DH, the Mets at 2B, the Giants at 1B, etc.). It says Walker is looking for a contract like the one Raul Ibanez got (3 years $13.25 million). And then, this quote by his agent Alan Meersand:
"Most guys would love to bask in the obscurity of Tampa Bay or Kansas City," said Walker's agent, Alan Meersand. "This is a guy who wants to play for a big-market club like the Yankees, the Mets, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Dodgers or the Red Sox. This is his first choice."
The White Sox....a big market club? WHA!? Did he actually call the White Sox a big market club in the same sentence with the Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers, and Red Sox?
For the record, the teams listed as wanting Walker at a certain position include the following:
-The Cubs who would want him at 1B. Now that they have Lee, that is gone but who knows whether they would want him at 2B.
-The Royals who wanted him at 3B if they lost Randa. Now that he is back, I don't know where their interest stands but he has a supposed meeting scheduled with Allan Baird for December 3rd in Denver.
Just some interesting stuff for those of you who are interested in Walker at 2nd base for us. Based on his agent, it sounds like he might have some interest in being a White Sox. Who knows if the Sox share the feeling.
"Most guys would love to bask in the obscurity of Tampa Bay or Kansas City," said Walker's agent, Alan Meersand. "This is a guy who wants to play for a big-market club like the Yankees, the Mets, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Dodgers or the Red Sox. This is his first choice."
The White Sox....a big market club? WHA!? Did he actually call the White Sox a big market club in the same sentence with the Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers, and Red Sox?
For the record, the teams listed as wanting Walker at a certain position include the following:
-The Cubs who would want him at 1B. Now that they have Lee, that is gone but who knows whether they would want him at 2B.
-The Royals who wanted him at 3B if they lost Randa. Now that he is back, I don't know where their interest stands but he has a supposed meeting scheduled with Allan Baird for December 3rd in Denver.
Just some interesting stuff for those of you who are interested in Walker at 2nd base for us. Based on his agent, it sounds like he might have some interest in being a White Sox. Who knows if the Sox share the feeling.