06/07 Phillies Offseason Thread

[MDS]

Borowski would be fine. Rhodes is FA and he sucks. Weathers also blows.

[BigEd76]

Rhodes, White and Fultz are FAs, and Madson and Geary are in arbitration...

[PhillyPhreak54]

Weathers sucks.

I'd take Borowski.

[MDS]

If we get Borowski, we might as well to the Burrell for Benetiz swap and just send him back to the Domincan Republic or wherever he's from. He's a team cancer. He's owed 7 mil this year, pay that, and move on.

[BigEd76]

Randarino stuff today:

-- the Phils could go as high as 6/$100M for Soriano
-- if they don't get Soriano, they'll try to trade for Sheffield.  If they don't get Sheffield, they won't go after anyone else in FA, so no Ramirez, no Bonds, no Zito, no Schmidt, no Piazza, no Lee
-- they don't think Ramirez is worth $12M-$15M.  They like his power, but not his defense or personality
-- predicts Burrell will end up with the Angels and says the Red Sox, Yankees and Giants aren't interested in him
-- if Miguel Batista is signed, he'll be either the #5 starter or a main setup guy.  He thinks Borowski will get a closer job somewhere
-- Justin Speier (Toronto) is a possibility for the bullpen
-- they were interested in Mota before he was suspended for steroids
-- they might trade Rowand for bullpen help

[MDS]

Did Gerry Hunsicker tell him that?

[PhillyPhreak54]

No. Cory Lidle did.

[Sgt PSN]

That Cory Lidle is one crazy mofo......all talking from his grave and stuff.  What a card. 

[MDS]

Ker-plow.

[Seabiscuit36]

Ryan Howard OWNS Japan

[MDS]

Let's trade him for pitching.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

-- they might trade Rowand for bullpen help

Trading Rowand AND Burrell?  This board would explode with excitement!

[BigEd76]

The Rangers were given permission to speak to Art Howe about becoming new manager Ron Washington's bench coach....

[ice grillin you]

the phils should give them permission to talk to charlie manuel about any job

[PhillyPhreak54]

So long Art, we hardly knew ya.

Phils will not bid on the Japanese 3B Iwamura. They'll go after DeRosa or Helms to platoon with Babe Nunez.