2013-14 Phillies Offseason Thread

[Rome]

Catching?   Is he farging serious with this shtein?   God I hate that little failed busboy.

[MDS]

ruben amaro and howie roseman are why the sixers will be the next team to win a title

boston gets 10 and we got...curtis granderson

[SunMo]

how is catching not a need?

[Rome]

Tommy Joseph should win the job but even if he's not full recovered they can still re-sign Chooch.

It's not the top priority like Ruin suggests.

[SunMo]

chooch is 34 years old and was awful last year.  tommy joseph wasted a whole year last year with his concussion, he's not an option this year.  they desperately need production from catcher.

[Rome]

Chooch wasn't awful.   And Joseph should rebound after a nightmare 2013.

I'll agree that if they can get a reasonable FA they should but breaking the bank on one isn't necessary.

[smeags]

yeah i dont see joseph as an option at all this season. not sold on him for the long term either but we'll see. the team def needs to address the position this off-season.

[ice grillin you]

joseph like the rest of their system is pretty much terrible

they should be concentrating on rebuilding the lower levels not signing awful free agents

[Rome]

lol - he went from a top 10 rated catching prospect in the sport to awful pretty fast.

[SD]

Thought I read Joseph's catching days were over and they're changing his position. Remember when Valle was a decent prospect too?

[ice grillin you]

i think i was the #13 rated catcher one year.....thats how bad the position is and how easy it is to be in the top 10 at that position

[QB Eagles]

Getting a free agent catcher (and yes, Chooch counts as one of those) is the one non-idiotic idea Amaro has, Romey. They have no one. It could become idiotic if he throws a long $40 million contract at Brian McCann though.

[Seabiscuit36]

Getting a free agent catcher (and yes, Chooch counts as one of those) is the one non-idiotic idea Amaro has, Romey. They have no one. It could become idiotic if he throws a long $40 million contract at Brian McCann though.

It's written in stone now.  McCann will be a Phillie

[QB Eagles]

Nah they'll lose the bidding war and end up giving McCann style money to A.J. Pierzynski.

[ice grillin you]

the problem isnt any one position its roobs thinking that he can take this zesty ass roster and free agent his way into the playoffs