WI: The Rockies signed Barry Bonds in 1997

In 1997, Bonds signed a contract extension with the Giants that maintained (at the time) his highest salary in the game. It was chump change, about 10 million a year, which was soon eclipsed.

At the time, the Rockies had record attendance and a strong offensive team. The steroid explosion did not hit either.

Using hand-wavium, what if the Rockies dug deep into their pockets and signed Bonds to complement Larry Walker? Their attendance and ratings would have been able to pay for the signing. With a POD like Bond's mistress becoming public knowledge in San Francisco or something that angers him on a personal level, he decides to leave San Francisco.

What would his stats be? Would he still juice, given that his motivation allegedly was being ignored while Sosa and McGwire got tons of attention?
 
High altitude is a juice of it's own, can't imagine what his numbers would look like if he added a bit of The Clear to the mile high magic.
 
What were Bonds' career hits/home runs/RBI at Mile High Stadium and how many games did he play there before 1997? Extrapolate those stats over 81 games and you probably have an idea how 1997 would have gone for Bonds.

Without a doubt, the Rockies would finisher better than IOTL 83-79.
 
That's assuming he doesn't wear out his welcome: Bonds wasn't exactly known for humility, or warmth in the clubhouse. OK, he wasn't as unpopular as Ty Cobb was in his day, but Bonds could get old quickly. And I don't imagine the Denver fans would be as tolerant of his antics as the Frisco fans were. He might last a couple of seasons, and then get dealt as a rental--ideally to an AL club with a spacious park.
 
So, no one thinks that the whole Balco thing could get butterflied, and what we see is a different Bonds that succumbs to injuries (not using steroids in the same manner, or not using them at all)?
 
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