Athletics, Hideki Matsui May Be Close To Agreement

[Elite]

The Athletics could be close to an agreement with Hideki Matsui, tweets Joe Stiglich of the Bay Area News Group. Oakland has had trouble getting free agents to take their money this offseason, most notably getting spurned by Adrian Beltre and Lance Berkman.

Matsui has been connected to the A's pretty much all offseason. The 2009 World Series MVP hit .274/.361/.459 with 21 homers for the Angels this past season, though he was much more impressive after the calendar flipped to June (.300/.392/.498). The 36-year-old Matsui could slot right in at DH for Oakland, though he did make 18 appearances in the outfield in 2010.

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I already explained my thoughts on why this is a bad idea. Didn't realize he played so well after June though.

 

[cruzg24]

The A's are always known for picking up old players with track records. Its basically a hit or miss every year. As long as Matsui knows his limits and how to appropriately play this ballpark by aiming for the gaps then he should be fine. But if the dude thinks he can crank em out, its not happening.

 

[.GR]

Eh

 

[A.E]

A's expected to reach deals with Matsui and Brandon McCarthy as soon as today.

 

[.GR]

Nice! McCarthy will be a good #5 starter. :]