Making a case for Bonds to the D-backs

Just got to thinking about Barry Bonds and where he may end up playing this season. Anybody but the Diamondbacks is probably what you're thinking. The D-backs have a tight payroll with a good crop of young, upcoming players.

But...think about this scenario for a minute. Everyone knows that the biggest negative with the D-backs this year, as it was last year, is their inability to score runs. They don't have a big bat anywhere in the lineup. If they were to bring in Bonds for 1 year only (presumably at a much reduced rate than he was previously able to garner) , it would give the D-backs the bat they need in the middle of the order. Of course he is a major defensive liability, but we lived with the substandard defense of Luis Gonzalez in left field for 8 years and he was able to deliver a World Series.

So....this is how I would imagine the team would take shape with Bonds: Bonds in left, Byrnes in right, Upton at third, and Mark Reynolds on the trade block.

Hmm...Upton at third you say....well, he has come up through the system as a shortstop, so he should certainly be able to move over to third. Upton appears to have a bigger upside than Reynolds, so that would necessitate having to trade Reynolds. But, that wouldn't be the end of the world because the team could get back some of the prospects that were lost in the Valverde and Haren trades.

Just a thought....what do you think?