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Update – Jose Guillen Rumors: San Francisco Giants interested in DH/OF

By Allan

6/28 23:30: Two opposing scouts say, according to Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star, that the Royals are willing to swallow much of Guillen’s contract for the right deal. There is roughly $6.2 million left on his contract.

6/28 14:02: Jim Bowden of FOXSports says the San Francisco Giants are interested in designated hitter and outfielder Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals. However, they will only be interested if the Royals pay most of his salary.

Luckily for the Giants, the Royals are pushing hard to move Guillen and earlier today, Buster Olney of ESPN said the Royals would eat a lot of money on his existing contract to make that happen.

This is what a scout said earlier this month regarding Guillen:

Guillen has shown sufficient bounce-back punch after an injury-filled 2009 to generate interest if a contender finds itself with a hole to fill. That might not happen until August, but he is likely to clear waivers (which allows him to be traded after the July 31 deadline). He is in the final season of a three-year, $36 million contract, which means a two-month rental would cost about $4 million. After that, even less.

Guillen, 34, is hitting .262/.344/.470 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs this season.