With all of the talk surrounding the new Yankees, it's easy to forget there's still some old Yankees on the free agent market that are pretty good players. Currently, Bobby Abreu is still unemployed and looking for a job and it looks like there may be some work for him on the West Coast. As it stands, the Oakland A's need a bat and Abreu can hit, so it seems like it could be a pretty good match. Actually, the A's are looking at a few of players right now; Abreu, Jason Giambi, and Garret Anderson. Abreu's a much better hitter than Anderson at this point and he can play the field, so he's probably the best option for the A's. Of course, best option is a fungible thing because he'll likely have the biggest price tag of the trio and thus, make it harder for Oakland to sign him.
In this market, though, it's hard to say. If there's not much of a market for Abreu, he might fall into Oakland's lap. Both he and Giambi could provide good offense from the DH spot to couple with Matt Holliday. Would that be enough to compete with the Angels in the AL West? The gap between the two teams wasn't that great before the A's shipped Rich Harden and Joe Blanton out last year and if the A's can't find some offense in the free agent market, the division might be closer than people think.
