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For someone who has been talking about retirement, Lance Berkman is a pretty
popular guy.
Berkman told Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle today that he has been
contacted by the Red Sox, Rays, Phillies and Astros, though nothing has
advanced beyond “tire-kicking mode.” He’s “waiting to be blown away by an
offer,” otherwise he’ll attend to his volunteer assistant coach job at Rice
University.
Berkman met with Astros owner Jim Crane last week and said that new manager
Bo Porter indicated that he would likely bat third and serve as the DH if he
joins the club. The 36-year-old wouldn’t say what it would take for him to
return to the Astros, but he wants to be compensated commensurate to where he
’ll hit in the lineup.
“If I’m going to hit third for a major-league team, then obviously there’s
a compensation level that accompanies that,” Berkman said. “It’s just a
matter whether the Astros would be willing to pay that or not. If they are
not, no hard feelings. I just feel like if you are going to do a job you
deserve to be paid somewhere in the ballpark where the job description
entails.”
The Astros are the sentimental favorite here and they’ll need a DH for their
first season in the American League, but the other three options would give
him a much better chance to win. However, after all his knee problems this
year, it sounds like he’d be fine walking away from the game if he doesn’t
find the right offer in the right situation.
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