07/08 Phillies Offseason Thread

[Rome]

I was referring more to what they've done the last five or six years in terms of mediocre.

[ice grillin you]

before last season these are the teams that existed in 1993 and hadnt made the mlb playoffs since

toronto
kansas city
milwaukee
pittsburgh
philadelphia

[BigEd76]

They have these thingies called trades now too.

OK, so that adds who?  Adrian Beltre?  They don't have anything to trade anyway.  They tried to get Lowell but he went back to Boston.

The 25-man roster is pretty much set except for two bullpen spots and the 5th OF.  Looking back on all the junk the 07 Phillies threw out there, it's amazing they were within 10 games of the Mets.  Hopefully the roster is more consistent this year in terms of health...

[ice grillin you]

easy is all phillied up

[BigEd76]

hell yeah....2 weeks until spring training

Next Friday is that Meet the Phillies show on CSN

[Rome]

I'd be more excited if what they did in the offseason made them actual contenders.

They treaded water.  Barely.

And now the Mets are gonna get Santana and leave the Phillies in their dust.

Yay team!

[ice grillin you]

hater

[PhillyGirl]

I'd be more excited if what they did in the offseason made them actual contenders.

They treaded water.  Barely.

And now the Mets are gonna get Santana and leave the Phillies in their dust.

Yay team!

Like last year?

[Seabiscuit36]

The Mets paid a high price in prospects to land Santana, agreeing to send the Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.

[rjs246]

They also just made themselves head and shoulders better than every other team in the division... (assuming the trade happens).

[Wingspan]

They also just made themselves head and shoulders better than every other team in the division... (assuming the trade happens).

Meh

All they do with bringing in Santana was assure they will remain competitive. The rest of their staff is actually worse than the phils.

[SunMo]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-29-twins-mets-santana_N.htm


let me know when he can play 2nd base and right field too

[Sgt PSN]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-29-twins-mets-santana_N.htm


let me know when he can play 2nd base and right field too

I couldn't help but laugh at this:

The Twins, meanwhile, would see yet another young star they produced leave the organization. Their Gold Glove outfielder, Torii Hunter, left for the Los Angeles Angels this offseason.

Who are these young stars?  Hunter will be 33 this year and Santana is like 28 or 29.  Both obviously have plenty of good years left but to call either of them "young" is funny to me.  Especially Hunter. 

[ice grillin you]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-29-twins-mets-santana_N.htm


let me know when he can play 2nd base and right field too

castillo is a good second basemen...and church isnt to bad in rf...they certainly arent hurting at those positions

[SunMo]

castillo is done...he'll miss at least 50 games this year