Im not saying he should divorce his wife and abandon his kids for baseball. Im saying that renting out an apartment for 3 months does nto mean you have to sell your house in San Diego or abandon your family by any stretch

IMO, the two primary reasons Brian Giles turned down the deal to go to Boston is 1) he loves the West Coast in general and San Diego in particular. And 2) because he knew that the only reason the Bosox claimed him was to keep him from going to the Rays. Boston had no intention of playing him and he would simply rot on the bench. Granted it’s a bench that may find itself in the playoffs but for Giles it was still the bench. Giles wants to play and contribute, even if it means not going along for the ride on a potential trip to the playoffs or beyond. That doesn’t make him a loser.

Personally I wasn’t overly excited about the Rays getting Giles. His power and run production have steadily declined. I understand his home park plays a role, but his home/away splits are not that much different. He still is contributing a nice OBP and BA but is that enough. I just don’t see a significant improvement over the 3 lefties we already have, one of whom Giles would probably replace. [DISCLAIMER] I grant you I have a strong partiality to Cliff Floyd which clouds my objectivity, but I do think Clifford’s bat is starting to come around and he’s hitting the ball with better authority (last night’s performance notwithstanding).

Just my opinion and I have no source, but if the Rays are to get a hitter via a waiver trade look for Randy Winn to return to the Trop.