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| 15th January, 2006 - 3:06 pm | Philadelphia Inquirer - Each passing day this off-season seems to have brought another trade rumor involving Bobby Abreu.
And each one has apparently cut the Phillies' rightfielder a little deeper.
"I think he's really hurt," a friend of Abreu's who asked not to be named said the other day. "He feels rejected."
The rumors started right after the World Series. Abreu has been headed to Toronto, Boston, Houston, Chicago (Cubs), Los Angeles (Dodgers) and Baltimore.
If Manchester United had a top-of-the-rotation starter it was willing to deal, Abreu might be headed there, too.
By all accounts, new general manager Pat Gillick still has a bunch of lines in the water as he fishes for a significant starting pitcher. Abreu, a valuable offensive talent whose 291 times on base last season were topped only by MVPs Alex Rodriguezand Albert Pujols, is his best piece of bait.
But five weeks from now, when spring training begins, Abreu could be right back with the Phillies.
This could leave team officials having to deal with an unhappy camper. Don't worry: It's not Abreu's nature to be disruptive, so we're not talking about anything close to a T.O. scenario here. But if there's one thing we've learned about Abreu in his eight years here (besides the fact that he has trouble catching balls at the wall), it's that he's a moody guy. [READ] |
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