07/08 Phillies Offseason Thread

[BigEd76]

Arbitration is next Wednesday in Clearwater

A season of Benson means a season of the nutjob wifey:

[PhillyGirl]

Yay for fun off field trainwrecks.

The Philly media needs someone new now that Alycia Lane is gone LOL

[Rome]

Is it such a stretch to think that the upper management stays in Philly?

Isn't arbitration coming up for Howard? They've got a lot of business to attend to.

The entire operation moves to Clearwater this week.  I suppose it's not a stretch to think a few executives (namely Amaro or Gillick) would stay behind especially to deal with Howard.

Like I said... just asking.


PS: Thanks Ed.   

[ice grillin you]

didnt benson and his wife get divorced a couple years ago

[SD_Eagle5]

I think they filed but decided to stay together

[Sgt PSN]

I think they filed but decided to stay together

That's what I remember. 

She'll help boost ticket sales every 5th day so I guess the Phils got that going for them.

[phattymatty]

why isn't corey patterson getting any interest from anyone?  i remember him two or three years ago, before he got injured, he was playing like one of the best CFs in the game.  he couldn't have gone that far downhill that fast.

[BigEd76]

Benson is a done deal....1 yr, minor league + spring training invite

Hello Anna 

[MDS]

He probably won't make the team.

New Alycia Lane = Jen Utley

[PhillyPhreak54]

Good. Low risk signing and hopefully they catch lightning in a bottle with him.

Now, just get rid of Eaton.

[ice grillin you]

he wont make the team...if he had shown anything to the rest of the league....and he tried out for a ton of teams...someone would have easily outbid the phils

plus isnt he hurt to the point where he wouldnt even pitch until may or june?

[MDS]

wifey

[Wingspan]

Low risk signing for possible depth. He should be ok for a spot start or mop up duty right as Lidge goes on the DL though, so that's a bonus.

With the money pitchers get...even a bad pitcher gets $5M to go 7-10 4.50 era. He must not even be close. 

[BigEd76]

Chuck LaMar, the Phillies' director of pro scouting, watched Benson throw twice in the past 10 days and said his velocity is "60 to 70 percent" of his pre-surgery form. LaMar said it's doubtful that Benson will make the team out of spring training, but he could be ready later in the season.

"He's coming into camp thinking he'd be ready opening day," LaMar said. "That's awfully aggressive for us being only 10-1/2 months post-op. I think Kris still has a ways to go. The command of his pitches are in place. Really, we're just waiting on the velocity.

"If he continues to make the progress that he's made, he'll pitch in the major leagues again. I was very encouraged by the workouts. He wanted to be a Philadelphia Phillie and wanted to get this done."

[Rome]

The sad thing is they could have signed Livan Hernandez and gotten a guaranteed 200-220 innings out of him this season.

But sure, a gimp with half an arm is much better, especially considering how deep and strong the Phillies rotation is right now.

corksucking losers.