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No Cody Ross, no Nick Swisher. Happy me. No, neither guy stinks. No, I didn't want to think about them in a Phillies uniform in three years. With both off the board, neither will be here. Again, I am quite happy with that. Apparently RAJ is considering Scott Hairston now. I just don't really see […]
Ah, finally, something positive came out of the GM Winter Meetings for all teams. And, may I add, it's about time someone took notice of this. Yahoo! Sports' David Brown of Big League Stew came up with this list yesterday, and much to our dismay, Ruben Amaro, Jr. did not make it in the top […]
The Miami Marlins are THE premiere destination for older ex-Phillies. With Greg Dobbs already on board, the Marlins added Juan Pierre earlier this offseason. According to Danny Knobler of CBS Sports, Placido Polanco will be the latest addition to the Marlins' infield. The Marlins are still expected to trade starter Ricky Nolasco, due $11 million […]
Photo via Wikipedia If you close your eyes and remember a player, the first thing you see in your mind is their swing. Babe Ruth would drop his hands before sending a baseball into the next stratosphere. Sammy Sosa would almost jump into the pitches he belted. Ichiro has made his living with his low […]
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported tonight that along with Cody Ross, the Phillies are also considering Vernon Wells of the now rather stacked outfield in Anaheim. The Halos are looking to move Wells after acquiring Hamilton and there is obviously a fit in Philadelphia. The subject of how much of the rather ridiculous salary […]
It's an article of faith: Ruben Amaro's worst move as GM was signing the five year, $125 million deal with Ryan Howard. It was signed at least a year earlier than needed, overpaid by no less than $5 million a year on what he could have hoped for on the open market, and ultimately signed […]
Let me just start by saying this- Raul Ibanez is not a perfect fit in Philadelphia. He's another lefty, he really isn't much of an outfielder anymore, and he's another older player. He's also an older player who would take a one year deal, just had a reasonably productive (even if not great, 19 homers […]
While all the attention has been on the Major League roster this winters, there has been plenty of action within the minors this winter. Baseball America is out with their new rankings, and they are very interesting: This year's list: 1. Jesse Biddle, lhp 2. Roman Quinn, ss 3. Tommy Joseph, c 4. Jon Pettibone, […]
The Phillies have added their fifth starter. According to Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, the Phillies have agreed to terms with RHP John Lannan. Lannan spent most of the 2012 season in the minors. Lannan is best known by Phillies fans for throwing the pitch that knocked Chase Utley out for several weeks of the […]
The Phillies continue to make small moves this offseason. Today they claimed LHP Mauricio Robles off of waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Robles, 23, has not seen any time in the big leagues, but has accumulated five years in the minors while splitting time between the Detroit Tigers' system and the Mariners' system. Last season, Robles […]
