Phillies Offseason Thread 12-13

[ice grillin you]

as i was writing my post i was thinking that same exact thing about paps

[MDS]

the move didnt make any sense

so they give a closer 5 years and then 1 year later amaro is saying, "well this over." huh? if he had thrown a ton of money at bj upton or hamilton then at least thered be consistency.

obviously ratings and attendance will crumble but im excited for 2014. i want to see what they have in asche, galvis, joseph, pettibone, hernandez, etc. if those guys stink they will be the recent cubs. if they pan out amaro can fill in the margins in free agency and they can be pretty good by 15.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Cheapskate Dave and his silent owners can go farg themselves right along with Amaro

[Munson]

lol at the doom and gloom twins.

They're not spending money this year because they know they're going to have a ton of free room next year, with what looks to be a much better FA class. They knew two years ago that this year was going to be the money tight year, and then they added Pappelbon to that.

They're gonna spend big in 2014.

[ice grillin you]

i want to see what they have in asche, galvis, joseph, pettibone, hernandez, etc. if those guys stink they will be the recent cubs. if they pan out amaro can fill in the margins in free agency and they can be pretty good by 15.

lol...you got that south jerz fever

all those players you named are garbage

they dont have a prayer to compete until at least 2018

[Rome]

$178M on this bunch = stupid not cheap.

I swear, do you farging idiots understand that?  Say yes.

[ice grillin you]

they arent at 178 south jerz the are at 157

you are also the guy that said they would easily go over the lux tax and that money didnt matter

guess what homer?

you were wrong

[Rome]

Oh so they're deliberately holding back 21 million just so they'll fail (despite all evidence to the contrary).

[ice grillin you]

they are holding it back now cause they know they are dead for the next 5-7 years

but never at any time were they going anywhere near the lux tax much less over it as you claimed

[Eagles_Legendz]

Ready....    Go.

pretty disappointing, actually. 

[ice grillin you]

philly

[Sgt PSN]

The 2 blondes in the back row could probably get it. Also the mexican asian pakistani native american non-white chick standing on the left would get it as well....to satisfy the Rooney Rule.

[MDS]

shouldnt that be called the clooney rule? #rome

[Eagles_Legendz]

The 2 blondes in the back row could probably get it. Also the mexican asian pakistani native american non-white chick standing on the left would get it as well....to satisfy the Rooney Rule.

the girl in the back right is the best.  the girl next to her is fine but her hair makes me irrationally angry. 

[Geowhizzer]

I'm just not sure why having the Uptons make the Braves suddenly some juggernaut.

BJ Upton hasn't hit above .250 since 2008.  He's got some power, but his OBP was less than .300 last year, and has been in the low-.300s (high of .331 in 2011, .320 or below other than that).  At 28, and after four seasons to this type of performance, it's pretty safe to say this is about what we'll see from Melvin.

Justin Upton has some decent OBP numbers, but his power has been inconsistent.  He does seem to have a high ceiling, though. 

Granted, they're better than the Phils' outfield, but Igy, Me and Romey make a better outfield than the Phils.