07/08 Phillies Offseason Thread

[MDS]

Gillick today "we need to upgrade third base."

Also figure the salary to be in the $105 mil area, that was the final tally this year.

The selling the team thing is too good to be true.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So who are the available 3B out there?

Is Mike Lowell a viable option? Did he really say he would come here? Is he worth the $30M he'll likely demand?

But we know who they'll sign, whichever low-cost schmuck is out there. Someone like Wes Helms or Babe Nunez.

Is Tomas Perez available?

[BigEd76]

Pedro Feliz and Aaron Boone woooo

Supposedly Manuel told Gillick that he wants to keep Myers as the closer and trade for a #1/#2 starter to go with Hamels

[Geowhizzer]

Pedro Feliz and Aaron Boone woooo

Supposedly Manuel told Gillick that he wants to keep Myers as the closer and trade for a #1/#2 starter to go with Hamels

Yes and Yes.  On Myers and getting a 1/2.  Not on more schmuch third sackers.

[MDS]

shtein, if they get the #2 to go with Hamels, then keep Myers there. But you gotta get the guy. Also only one of Eaton/Moyer please.

[Munson]

So...

Hamels/?/Kendrick/Moyer/Eaton is looking likely.

or...

Hamels/Myers/Kendrick/Moyer/Eaton...

I'd prefer...

Hamels/?/Kendrick/Lohse/Moyer

Just not Eaton please.

[Rome]

Supposedly Manuel told Gillick that he wants to keep Myers as the closer and trade for a #1/#2 starter to go with Hamels

Right - because it's much easier to trade for a legitimate #1 or even a #2 starter than it is to sign a closer.

farging shtein-kicking hick.

[SunMo]

they thought they got their #2 last year, but then they didn't bother to look at his dictionary sized medical folder and the rest is history

[reese125]

<------Mo, what does that say over there under your lord and savior?

[SunMo]

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

they thought they got their #2 last year, but then they didn't bother to look at his dictionary sized medical folder and the rest is history

I wish Ugueth Urbina and Freddy Garcia would hang out on Ugie's farm.

[Sgt PSN]

I wish you would hang out with aids. 

[MDS]

Gillick concurred that the Phillies have a #1, 2 #4's and a #5.

Umm...Kendrick is a #3 and Eaton is off the radar, douchey.

[troyhstewart]

the free agent pitching available sucks...i would pay Rowand to play center and use Victorino or Bourn in a trade for a pitcher and put the other you don't trade in right field

and i would pay Lowell to play 3rd

I would not mind Abe at 3B if they signed Rowand and spent some $$ on the pitching staff. I'd take a veteran like Schill, Maddux, Glavine, etc for 2 years if the options aren't picked up + 1 or 2 arms for the pen.

If they would sign Lowell and let Rowand leave, I'd platoon Dobbs/Werth in RF

[Wingspan]

Yeah...glavine was exceptionally good the last week of the season.