Josh Hamilton may be the marquee name of this offseason's free agent outfield class, but the most spirited battle at the position could be for the services of Atlanta's Michael Bourn.
ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney wrote last week the Washington Nationalsand Philadelphia Phillies could soon be jockeying for the rights to sign the 29-year-old who is at the peak of his career.
In Sunday's Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo says the Braves aren't holding out much hope that they can re-sign Bourn, in part because they don?t seem to do well with Scott Boras clients.
Bourn has been linked for months to the Nationals, who have remained a first-place team without a top-shelf center fielder and recently parted ways with Rick Ankiel. A challenge could come from the Phillies, who still have some burdensome salaries on the books but freed up some money with the recent deals involving Hunter Pence, Shane Victorino and Joe Blanton.
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