eazyb81
05-25-2005, 08:06 AM
This certainly increases the odds that we will be able to find a suitor for Sweeney...
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
"If I could win, I'll do anything I can," Sweeney said. "Right now, this is my 11th season here in Kansas City in the big leagues, and I haven't tasted the playoffs yet. And I would love to do that. So if a team tells me, 'This is the direction of the team, and we think you could fit and you could be a key to our playoff run,' then I'll do whatever they ask me."
Sweeney said he does not regret re-signing with Kansas City, and won't be disappointed to stay there because he realizes his veteran presence can help the younger players.
However, it could also help a playoff contender such as Texas.
Sweeney has a limited no-trade clause that allows him to veto a trade to all but eight teams he named when he signed the contract in March 2002. The Rangers are not on that list since the California native listed all five California teams, the Seattle Mariners, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs. However, he says he would be open to coming to Texas.
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
"If I could win, I'll do anything I can," Sweeney said. "Right now, this is my 11th season here in Kansas City in the big leagues, and I haven't tasted the playoffs yet. And I would love to do that. So if a team tells me, 'This is the direction of the team, and we think you could fit and you could be a key to our playoff run,' then I'll do whatever they ask me."
Sweeney said he does not regret re-signing with Kansas City, and won't be disappointed to stay there because he realizes his veteran presence can help the younger players.
However, it could also help a playoff contender such as Texas.
Sweeney has a limited no-trade clause that allows him to veto a trade to all but eight teams he named when he signed the contract in March 2002. The Rangers are not on that list since the California native listed all five California teams, the Seattle Mariners, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs. However, he says he would be open to coming to Texas.