philliesphhan wrote:

choco wrote:

sydnor wrote:That's terrible evidence, td. You're the leader in internets, get better.

Reason 1: It was a one year deal. Not a 3 year deal.
Reason 2: They were trying to build back up, the tear down was complete.
Reason 3: 31 is a #$!&@ load different than 35 and 36.

Point of clarification: It was originally a 3/39 deal until his medicals came back.

To feel better about our own #$!&@ team, this might be a fun time to remember that the Angels traded Mike Napoli for Vernon Wells.

The Angels might have the worst free agent and trades front office in baseball.

Had a dream Rube traded Cliff Lee for Kemp, Ethier, and monies then traded Dom Brown for David Price. As I am psychic, this seems like a likely scenario.

Grotewold wrote:C'mon, that's far from "the best we're hoping for." Gonzalez and Boner/Kendrick could be huge upgrades over Halladay and Lannan, the bullpen could/should be better, and several guys in the lineup should play more and hopefully more productively

Halladay and Lannan made 27 starts last year, Boner and Kendrick made 48. They need to be upgrades over themselves to help the staff. If MAG can hold a rotation spot, he should be better than Halladay and Lannan.

The Nightman Cometh wrote:Had a dream Rube traded Cliff Lee for Kemp, Ethier, and monies then traded Dom Brown for David Price. As I am psychic, this seems like a likely scenario.

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Or dream journal, whichever is more convenient.

Shore wrote:

Grotewold wrote:C'mon, that's far from "the best we're hoping for." Gonzalez and Boner/Kendrick could be huge upgrades over Halladay and Lannan, the bullpen could/should be better, and several guys in the lineup should play more and hopefully more productively

Halladay and Lannan made 27 starts last year, Boner and Kendrick made 48. They need to be upgrades over themselves to help the staff.

It's not just those Halladay and Lannan starts but the 23 by Cloyd, Miner, Martin, and Valdez because of injuries. That's almost a third of a season's starting rotation with a horrid performance. Which also put a huge strain on the pen.

But yeah, as things stand now, I don't think we have enough SP. I would like Kendrick/Boner as 5th and long man.

Phillies are Tanakaing

CalvinBall wrote:Phillies are Tanakaing

I don't know anything about him, but we do need another SP. There's just no way we can start the season with only these 5 guys. Amaro went into the offseason, IIRC, saying they needed to address the OF, RP, and SP. He's worked on the first two, so it's just a matter of time.

LMAO.

Our offense is still going to profoundly stink.

What's the deal on Garza? Any inkling the Phillies are in on him?

Latest I heard is he's still an ICP fan

Depressing visual
http://i.imgur.com/GrhYVGL.png

ek wrote:Murphy says he thinks they might be in on Santana/Garza/etc at some point

Of course

doesn't santana fit into the low risk/high reward category?

Wheels Tupay wrote:doesn't santana fit into the low risk/high reward category?

He's gonna be expensive isn't he?

Ervin Santana, right?

smitty wrote:

Wheels Tupay wrote:doesn't santana fit into the low risk/high reward category?

He's gonna be expensive isn't he?

Ervin Santana, right?

ERVIN?!? think he meant carlos

ek wrote:Murphy says he thinks they might be in on Santana/Garza/etc at some point

And Tanaka

Wish it were sources and not his gut

The last thing David Murphy has is sources