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	The Giants are thinking about dropping the Barry Bonds deal, but legally can not use his failed drug test as the reason. Chuck Solomon/SI

The Giants have discussed walking away from the Barry Bonds deal, according to people familiar with their thinking. Ironically, the leaked drug test that embarrassed Bonds last week might be his best insurance policy for staying with the Giants in 2007. According to multiple industry sources, the Giants cannot use the failed drug test to walk away from the contract because legally they should not have received the confidential information.
-- San Francisco Chronicle

While the Giants consider whether to complete their strained negotiations with Barry Bonds or back out, baseball officials say Rod Barajas' story could prove pivotal. Barajas signed a contract in December with the Blue Jays, then fired his agent, backed out of the deal and signed with the Phillies. His defense: "I never signed a deal."
-- New York Daily News

Rangers manager Ron Washington and hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo caution that Sammy Sosa won't be awarded a roster spot simply based on a resume that includes 588 career home runs. But Washington said if Sosa can prove that he's close to recapturing his form of a few years ago, Sosa might bat as high as fifth, protecting Mark Teixeira in the fourth spot and Hank Blalock sixth.
-- Dallas Morning News

The Rockies could find out Thursday if starter Brian Lawrence accepts their counter-offer. Seattle, however, has emerged as the slight favorite, while Pittsburgh promised to make a new proposal Thursday.
-- Denver Post

Kevin Towers won't call it a deadline. But he'd like to get an answer from pitcher David Wells "by the end of this week." The Padres have made a formal contract offer to the 43-year-old left-hander after what Towers described as a series of "positive dialogues."
-- San Diego Union-Tribune

Platooned early last season, Adam LaRoche took off once given a chance to play every day, batting .323 with 19 of his 32 home runs after the All-Star break. Part of the reason for his success, he told reporters during the season, was that he began taking medication to address the attention deficit disorder that has affected him since high school.
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Yankees haven't made a final decision regarding Bernie Williams, a source told The Post yesterday afternoon. But that doesn't mean Williams will be back since there is little room for him on the 2007 roster as it currently stands.
-- New York Post

There's nothing preventing the Tigers from trading Marcus Thames and one of their on-the-cusp starting pitchers (Jason Grilli, Jordan Tata, Zach Miner, Chad Durbin, etc.) in a package deal for a decent lefthand reliever.
-- Detroit Free Press

The Tigers want to sign Carlos Guillen to a contract extension, and he wants to stay. On Wednesday, though, assistant general manager Al Avila said there was no progress to report on a new contract for the starting shortstop. Avila met with Guillen and his wife during a recent trip to Venezuela, and spoke with him again this week.
-- Detroit Free Press

Carlos Delgado has entered the final part of his rehabilitation from arm surgery and says he will be ready for spring training. The Mets first baseman says he should be ready to start batting practice on Jan. 22 and will have his arm evaluated in two weeks.
-- Newsday

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