Monkeyboy wrote:

CFP wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:I'm still betting he does next to nothing and fills in with crappy veteran players -- guys who can't get in base, but look scrappy doing it.

And I think it's really dumb to be counting on Myers as some sort of ace. He had a few excellent starts after his return, but then disappeared again in the playoffs. I think he'll be very inconsistent AGAIN next year. If we can get something good for him, I would trade him and go after someone in FA or trade. There are some decent 2nd tier guys out there and I wouldn't mind taking a cheap flyer on a guy like Patterson, assuming the price is good, the medical reports look ok, and we're not absolutely depending on him.


3B remains the best place for improvement, as Feliz was well below average last year and is more likely to get worse than better. IF we could get a young 3B in trade, it would really help make up for losing Burrell. I could then see going with a platoon in LF or RF.

To me, calling Brett Myers a disappearing act in the playoffs is quite inaccurate. After the first inning of the Milwaukee game, he was fantastic in that one. He quite frankly wasn't very good against LA, but pitched 7 innings of 3 run ball against Tampa. I couldn't have expected much more than that from him.

The first inning counts. He was ok against Tampa, you're right about that. For some reason, I thought he gave up more than that.

Anyway, he was more like a #4 in the playoffs. His problem has always been consistency and I see no reason to think he's going to put a complete solid season together. If they can get a young solid 3B or OFer for him, I would do it and then sign a FA pitcher to take his place.

TenuredVulture wrote:

BuddyGroom wrote:

Bakestar wrote:With the way this organization gives jobs willy-nilly to members of the 1980 and 1993 teams, I bet Eric Bruntlett is just licking his chops right now, knowing that one day he can suckle at the teat of the Phillies former Champs Affirmative Action largesse.

Bruntlett got close to a 1500 on the SAT and graduated from Stanford in three years. I'm sure there's some expertise he could lend to the franchise if he wanted to work in baseball after his playing days.

Is that true?

Monkeyboy wrote:The first inning counts. He was ok against Tampa, you're right about that. For some reason, I thought he gave up more than that.

Anyway, he was more like a #4 in the playoffs. His problem has always been consistency and I see no reason to think he's going to put a complete solid season together. If they can get a young solid 3B or OFer for him, I would do it and then sign a FA pitcher to take his place.

Director of scouting Marti Wolever isn't at the meetings, but a source said last night that he definitely will be back.

Grotewold wrote:He was on DNL tonight. Highlights:

--Burrell will probably file for his free agency soon. He has not to this point given Amaro the sense that there will be a "home-town discount"

Grotewold wrote:--Didn't want his first move to be the firing of Smith but wanted to do it face to face when he and Charlie had the chance

BrianOrange wrote:Anyone happen to catch Angelo Cataldi's interview of Randy Miller? Good lord. Miller sounds like a big time Arbuckle guy and Cataldi, whom I still like, brings people on to sort of push his agenda, but some of the stuff Miller said he heard about Amaro is just plain scary. Said he only went to meetings if Montgomery was there, the scouting staff has little respect for him, only went to scouting events if Gillick were there, etc. Not good stufff although he did give him a lot of credit for supposedly getting the Lidge trade done.

The entire interview is up on the WIP website. It's worth a listen.

On the assistant general manager front, former Mets and Orioles GM Jim Duquette, former Royals assistant GM Muzzy Jackson and Orioles' director of baseball administration Scott Proefrock have joined former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky as candidates to fill the Phillies' assistant GM spot, under newly promoted GM Ruben Amaro Jr. A decision could come as early as next week.