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News: Free-Agent 2B Marcus Giles

by Matthew Cerrone on October 27th, 2007 at 10:48 am

According to the Associated Press, the Padres have put 2B Marcus Giles on waivers Friday.

…in other words, he will be a free agent in the next week or so

…from what i recall, the Mets made zero effort in acquiring giles last off-season, after he was non-tendered by the Braves

The 29–year-old Giles is batting .249 in his last 1,000 at-bats, while hitting just 15 HR with 100 RBI.  His batting average and on base percentage have declined every season since 2003.

if giles is left out in the cold, and needs a team to try out with, i’d welcome him to Port St. Lucie…otherwise, i do not see him as any sort of solution on offense…also, he’s never been a great defensive player, which is what the team value’s most at second base…