07/08 Phillies Offseason Thread

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Puns > Phillies baseball > Eagles football ?

[PhillyGirl]

Comcast SportsNight reporting that JC Romero is close to signing with the PHils.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Great news on Romero.

Even better news on Lidge and Bruntlett.

Getting Lidge and hoping he's better than the slop they had out there last year while watching Myers and Gordon on the DL is a positive. Give me the hope he'll regain his AS form over Joe Table, Sixto and whoever else saved games.

I'd like to have seen Myers stay as the closer but this helps the rotation. Even though I was originally against Myers going to the pen, I liked it. He's better than the FA SP's. So yeah.

Houston radio is kissing Lidge goodbye. I so wanted to call in just to laugh at them for having Ed Wade here.

Costanzo is a bum. Geary is trash. I HATE HATE HATE losing Bourn.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Comcast SportsNight reporting that JC Romero is close to signing with the PHils.

So, is that any earlier today than when Ed posted the article saying that JC Romero is close to signing with the Phils?

I'm going to call the repost police on you.  Sorry, PG.  Tsk tsk.

[BigEd76]

MLB.com's article on Miguel Cabrera being more popular than A-Rod at the GM meetings says the Phillies are one of the teams interested in Cabrera.  .0000000000000000000001% on that one....

[Geowhizzer]

Yeah, and all the men here are interested in a date with Jessica Alba, too...

[PhillyPhreak54]

MLB.com's article on Miguel Cabrera being more popular than A-Rod at the GM meetings says the Phillies are one of the teams interested in Cabrera.  .0000000000000000000001% on that one....

It'd be great. No shot though.

They dont have enough to give up unless Cole goes. And no way I want him leaving

[MURP]

 Lidge is toast.    The last type of player that should come to Philly is one who couldnt even hold up mentally in HOUSTON.

[BigEd76]

Romero's deal is done

No numbers yet

[Geowhizzer]

Romero's deal is done

No numbers yet

At least the Phils are doing something - even if it backfires, at least they've done more than the Eagles.

[BigEd76]

yikes....3/$12M with a 2011 team option for $4.75M

[Geowhizzer]

yikes....3/$12M with a 2011 team option for $4.75M

I guess this means A-Rod is out of the question. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Good.

I dont care about the amount - he needed to be signed.

[Sgt PSN]

Yep.  Romero very well could just be a one year wonder for the Phils (half year really) but he pitched well enough to earn a new contract so the Phils are making the right move be resigning him.  I'm still not sure what to think of the Lidge trade.  I'm not really all that upset about the players they gave up except for maybe Bourn.  I thought he was a decent young player that would be nice to watch develope.  But that the same time, if you can get a quality closer for him then it's well worth the price.  The question is, which Brad Lidge are the Phillies getting?  The one thing they've got going for them is that he's in the last year of his contract so he should be motivated enough to play for a big payday next year.  the bad news is that if he goes out and performs well and gets 35-40+ saves, then he'll likely be playing somewhere else in 2009 since the Phils will probably be too cheap to resign him.

But like Geo said, at least they're doing something.  They've already addressed 3 needs.  SP, BP relief and closer.  

Now go get a farging 3rd baseman!!  

[PhillyPhreak54]

No 3B to get...unless somehow they get Blalock. And he's been bad/injured.

Maybe the Rangers, who like Phillies castoff SPs, would take Eaton back. But he's LH if I recall correctly, so that'd be another LH bat in that lineup. Not good.

Losing Rowand is going to sting. Not only because he's good, but because losing his RH bat throws off the balance somewhat. Because does anyone think Burrell will be good next year?

Aaron Boone at 3B? No way. Joe Crede? Hurt. Who else is there?