06/07 Phillies Offseason Thread

[MDS]

Boners.

[SunMo]

yeah, the only chance they have to get him instead of the Angels is if he really wants to stay on the East Coast, but I have a feeling he'll learn to live in California for another year, 17 mil, and a FNTC

[ice grillin you]

i dont get the infatuation with the east coast....dook is from the dominican republic

[SunMo]

what's not to love about playing baseball in drizzle, wind, and 45 degrees for a month and a half

[Seabiscuit36]

Rumor is a deal in place with the Rockies

Rowand to be traded to Colorado

Phils get Torrealba and Arron Cook

[PhillyPhreak54]

ha. 

He looks like that dude from Ghost who lived in the subway.

[SunMo]

Player News from ROTOWIRE
Nov. 13
News: The Rockies are still concerned about Torrealba's shoulder recovery, and are considering signing Rod Barajas to be their starting catcher, the Denver Post reports.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Rumor is a deal in place with the Rockies

Rowand to be traded to Colorado

Phils get Torrealba and Arron Cook

Link?

Torrealba sucks. But Cook has some skills. His record stunk last year but that reflects on that team.

I'd be OK with that.

[ice grillin you]

He looks like that dude from Ghost who lived in the subway.

you mean sal fasano?

[PhillyPhreak54]

He looks like that dude from Ghost who lived in the subway.

you mean sal fasano?

I guess Gillick is their pops

[PhillyGirl]

Is he related to these 2?

[PhillyPhreak54]

From the Phils MB:

Source: Former MLB Scout monitering the GM meetings in Naples Florida

There have been reports that the Phillies as of last night had a trade in place that would send Aaron Rowand to the Colorado Rockies for pitcher Aaron Cook and catcher Yorvit Torrealba.
This trade may or may not have been scratched because reports today had it that the Phillies made an offer to a free agent catcher. The catcher who was given the offer was not revealed.

And a guy posted that the Phils have reportedly made an offer to Bengie Molina, so maybe that is the FA catcher...

Here's the post;

Insider Info? off espn MB

I am just posting this to create talk. Who knows if this is true. But it sure sounds like it is.

Fellas, as some of you know my brother in law works for the Phillies He gives me some information whenever I see him (which is not alot lately). Anyhow take all this for what its worth RUMORS.

1. The Phillies have not made a formal offer to Soriano, they have talked peramerters of a contract. Right now the Phillies would go to 6yrs 101 mill to sign him.Soriano only has a few offers on the table and the best one the scouts can find out is Houston at 6yrs 80 mill. Soriano's agents are going to meet with the rest of the teams interested and then start round two of the negotiations which will ultimately lead to his signing. My BIL thinks sometime next week he will sign and he thinks its going to be with the Phillies

2. The Phillies have made free agent offers to the following players

Bengie Molina - 2yrs 6 mill

Adam Eaton - 3yrs 24 mill

Danys Baez - 2yrs 5 mill

Joe Borowski - 3yrs 11.5 mill

3. They have a deal in place for Aaron Rowand and Ryan Madson to the Colorado Rockies for RSP Aaron Cook , outfielder Jeff Salazar and Catcher Yorvit Torrealba. This deal is dependant on the free agents above. If they sign Eaton they won't make this deal. If they can't get Baez or Borowski they won't make this deal

4. Before Signing Wes Helms the Phillies had a deal fall through with Arizona that lead the deal above. They were going to deal Aaron Rowand, Ryan Madson and JA Happ to Colorado for Aaron Cook and Garrett Atkins, Corolado got cold feet on that one and it now turned into the one above

5. Backup option to Soriano is Moises Alou for a year or two

6. There are six teams who are sniffing around Pat Burrell right now. Most are trying to see if the Phillies would pay any of his contract. Gillick is planning on holding onto Burrell for now and wait out the big sluggers in the market. Gillick thinks he can get something close to what Detriot gave up for Gary Sheffield

CSN reported last night that they were going after Baez. And now the rumor about the COL deal so maybe this dude does have some info, who knows. But if it is true how sweet would it have been to get Garrett Atkins...

[ice grillin you]

why would col give up atkins period much less for that slop the phils offered

atkins is the EXACT kind of guy the phils need behind howard and in general...but theres no way col is coming off him....unless theres something i dont know

[PhillyPhreak54]

I don't know his contract situation, but maybe they know they can't pay him? I dunno. But he's a stud. And him and Utley are boys.

Check this out...

http://www.patmustgo.com/index.html

Hahaha!!

One of the comments;

Hey Pat, I was looking for the backwards K on my keyboard. Did you take it? Didn't you have enough of them last season?

[MDS]

Well, at least Phillies managment is willing to recognize the fact that Aaron Rowand sucks.