According to MLB.com, the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics have serious interest in former Los Angeles Dodger shortstop Rafael Furcal. According to his agent, six teams have shown interest in Furcal.Paul Kinzer told M
LB.com on Monday morning that while "nine or 10 teams have expressed interest" in Furcal, only six of them had contacted him since the start of open free agency at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday, and Kinzer suggested -- without saying the actual words — that the Giants are among the teams that have presented a formal offer.
Asked if the A's had made an offer for Furcal, Kinzer said, "Not yet."
Asked the same question regarding the Giants, Kinzer paused for a few moments and said, "I don't want to say that, but I will say their interest is very, very strong."
Kinzer added that the A's level of interest is on par with that of the Giants, noting that he talked to Oakland officials last Thursday and Friday.
"The A's have been [interested] all along, and it's been very strong on their part, too," Kinzer said, adding that Furcal, the top shortstop on the open market, might agree to a deal before the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, Dec. 8-11. It could be fairly soon," Kinzer said. "We're hoping to narrow it down to three teams here pretty soon and see where [Furcal] wants to go from there."
Kinzer, who called reports that his client is looking for at least four years at $10 million per season "in the ballpark," listed security and "where Rafael feels comfortable" as the top factors in negotiations.
Furcal, 31, appears to be comfortable with the direction of both Bay Area teams.
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Source: MLB.com
According to MLB.com, the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics have serious interest in former Los Angeles Dodger shortstop Rafael Furcal. According to his agent, six teams have shown interest in Furcal.Paul Kinzer told M
LB.com on Monday morning that while "nine or 10 teams have expressed interest" in Furcal, only six of them had contacted him since the start of open free agency at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday, and Kinzer suggested -- without saying the actual words — that the Giants are among the teams that have presented a formal offer.
Asked if the A's had made an offer for Furcal, Kinzer said, "Not yet."
Asked the same question regarding the Giants, Kinzer paused for a few moments and said, "I don't want to say that, but I will say their interest is very, very strong."
Kinzer added that the A's level of interest is on par with that of the Giants, noting that he talked to Oakland officials last Thursday and Friday.
"The A's have been [interested] all along, and it's been very strong on their part, too," Kinzer said, adding that Furcal, the top shortstop on the open market, might agree to a deal before the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, Dec. 8-11. It could be fairly soon," Kinzer said. "We're hoping to narrow it down to three teams here pretty soon and see where [Furcal] wants to go from there."
Kinzer, who called reports that his client is looking for at least four years at $10 million per season "in the ballpark," listed security and "where Rafael feels comfortable" as the top factors in negotiations.
Furcal, 31, appears to be comfortable with the direction of both Bay Area teams.
Relate: cash , loans , money
Source: MLB.com