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Barry Bonds isn’t in the MLBPA’s licensing agreement. He’s in the union. He controls his own licensing though. So getting his rights is an entirely different set of agreements and negotiations that SDS would have to go through. It’s more of a headache than necessary.
The show had Cobb and Williams rights but lost them. I’d assume the family wanted a significant chunk of change to re-up the rights and agreement. Also, what does Williams being a veteran have to do with anything? Most players in that era served in some capacity.
Clemens is the most likely to be seen, especially if they keep running with the Jeter theme. (even as a Yankee fan I think those have run their course) But the Jeter storylines have only scratched the surface of the Yankee/Red Sox rivalry. And gives them a massive chunk of players they can add.