The MLB Players Union is looking into possible collusion amongst the owners in how Barry Bonds’ free agency has played out. The issues stems from the fact that there are teams that on paper could use his service yet he hasn’t received a single offer form any of the MLB teams.

I wouldn’t put it past Bud Selig and his cronies to come up with some nefarious plan against Bonds and other “marked” players in the league, I have stated before how I think Selig is a rat, yet I think this one might be actually what it appears to be.

Could it be that no owner wants to take a chance with Bonds? Never mind his pending legal troubles and his alleged steroid use. I think the real issue here is the type of teammate, or at least the reputation he has, that could be hurting Bonds. Baseball is a long grueling season that requires the players to be around each other nearly every day. Bonds has long been known as a prima donna that requires his own personal space in the clubhouse…hell, he had his own leather lounge chair brought in for his locker in San Francisco.

Maybe owners and managers don’t want to upset the chemistry of their teams by adding Bonds? Maybe if a team and Barry could figure out a deal where he was a DH, showed up five minutes before his at bat, and had his own locker room it could work out - I am sure he would enjoy that set up.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, but my guess is that it will be a non-story in a few short weeks.

Tags: barry bonds, Bud Selig, mlb