Article: Giants Want Barry Bonds Back

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Barry Bonds might wind up staying in San Francisco, and the Boston Red Sox remain coy about Manny Ramirez.

Welcome to baseball's winter meetings, where what you hear isn't always the whole truth and reading between the lines is a competitive sport.

The annual swap session opened Monday with more talk than action. St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter got a new five-year contract worth about $65 million. On the free-agent front, San Francisco finalized deals with infielders Rich Aurilia and Pedro Feliz, and Seattle signed right fielder Jose Guillen.

Texas and right-hander Vicente Padilla reached a preliminary agreement on a $33.75 million, three-year contract, a person ...

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