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5 MLB teams Barry Bonds should coach for next

By Matt Whitener

Sep 19, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds (25) looks on from the batting cage prior to a game against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds (25) looks on from the batting cage prior to a game against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 29, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (12) singles on a soft line drive to center scoring right fielder Hunter Pence (not pictured against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 29, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (12) singles on a soft line drive to center scoring right fielder Hunter Pence (not pictured against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

2. San Francisco Giants

Who says you can’t come home again? For a while, it seemed as if San Francisco was the only place that Bonds could go in baseball, during his days as an all-out exile. How fitting would it be if he could continue his reappearance in a baseball uniform in the one that he made history (and infamy) in as well?

In all reality, Bonds coming to San Francisco as the lead hitting instructor is not likely….immediately at least. Hensley Meulens has done a solid job in guiding that lineup since 2010, and is not likely to be moving over anytime soon. However, having Bonds in the fold as either a roving hitting instructor or as an assistant could be a good way for him to continue his development in instructing the game, while doing it in familiar circumstances.

Bonds proved that he can bring something to the table in helping to retool a lineup’s potential at the dish. It has been since 2013 that a Giant hit more than 25 home runs, when Hunter Pence connected for 27. While the lead job may not be his right away, having Bonds there to work with increasing the power potential within their ranks could make the Giants an even more dangerous club in years to come.

It is something worth considering, if not slightly a romantic idea, right?

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