Oct 03, 2006 1:54 PM EST

Giants' owner Peter Magowan said Barry Bonds will not be the centerpiece of the roster any longer if he is re-signed.

"I think we need to go in a new direction," Magowan said Monday after the club announced manager Felipe Alou's contract would not be renewed. "We have for a long time had a strategy that has worked well until the last two years, when it hasn't worked so well. The strategy has been one of having a great player - maybe the greatest player in the game - at the centerpiece and filling in with veteran players.

"For a long time that worked well. It caught up with us the past couple of years. Now we do need to get younger and healthier."

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