Phillies Offseason Talk

[JTrotter Fan]

Get Wagner!!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Randy Miller says that Gerry Hunsicker is the front-runner and Burrell & Bell to ARZ for Glaus?!?

Phillies president David Montgomery drove to work Tuesday morning to begin a general manager search that figures to last several weeks even though former Houston Astros GM Gerry Hunsicker has emerged as a strong favorite to land Ed Wade's old job.

Phillies insiders say Montgomery is nervous about his own security for the first time and thus is intent on hiring a big name.

Hunsicker fits the mold as he built five playoff teams in nine seasons as Astros GM from 1996-2004. Better yet, the Phillies often operate like they're a family, and Hunsicker is a Collegeville native and Saint Joseph's alum.

Reached at his suburban Houston home on Tuesday, Hunsicker declined to comment on his chances. However, he is believed to be as interested in working for the Phillies as they are in him replacing Wade, who was fired on Monday after eight non-playoff seasons

A Yankees source said Cashman is interested in the Phillies' job, but prefers to land in Washington, which is expected to be in the market for a GM after the expected sale of the team this offseason.

Today, Montgomery and Amaro will head to Richmond to meet with Wagner and agent Bean Stringfellow, and it appears the Phillies finally are prepared to do everything it takes to work out a deal this week because they fear more fan backlash if the sides part ways

Also, Montgomery, Amaro and Arbuckle may have preliminary talks about possibly dealing left fielder Pat Burrell and/or right fielder Bobby Abreu before spring training. The new GM ultimately will work out any deal, but some higher-ups believe the time is right to break up the core of the team. Early speculation has the Phillies eventually offering Burrell and third baseman David Bell to Arizona for a package that includes star third baseman Troy Glaus

If the Phillies opt to deal Thome, who has a no-trade clause, they seem aware that they'll get little in return and be forced to eat about $30 million of the guaranteed $45 million remaining on his contract

Burrell & Bell for Glaus? Hmmm.....I kinda like that.

And GET HUNSICKER!!

Just say NO to Jim Duquette! He's the MORON who traded Scott Kazmir to TB for Victor f'ing Zambrano.

[ice grillin you]

Burrell & Bell for Glaus? Hmmm.....I kinda like that

i love it...glaus and burrell are the same age as well...i always thought glaus was older

[SunMo]

don't Burrell and Abreu have no-trades as well?

Wade was giving them out like candy at Halloween

[ice grillin you]

yeah they do...but burrell would give up his first born to get out of city like philly into a milquetropolis like phoenix...

[SunMo]

yeah they do...but burrell would give up his first born to get out of city like philly into a milquetropolis like phoenix...

teriffic

[Rome]

milquetropolis?

Funney.

[PhillyGirl]

Burrell would kill himself out in AZ. He loves the city life here.

But he might have screwed just about every girl in the city, so it might be time for him to leave anyway.

[ice grillin you]

Burrell would kill himself out in AZ. He loves the city life here.

But he might have screwed just about every girl in the city, so it might be time for him to leave anyway.

im pretty sure its pink on the inside in arizona too...anyway theres more hot girls in one dorm at UA than in the entire delaware valley

[PhillyPhreak54]

I think Pat has a house in Arizona though.

My only concern about Glaus is that, if I recall correctly, he essentially quit on the Angels a couple of years ago. He hurt his shoulder and put himself out for the season and that rankled a lot of people in Anaheim.

[SunMo]

he'd fit right in here then.

[rjs246]

Burrell would kill himself out in AZ. He loves the city life here.

But he might have screwed just about every girl in the city, so it might be time for him to leave anyway.

im pretty sure its pink on the inside in arizona too...anyway theres more hot girls in one dorm at UA than in the entire delaware valley

Truth. And I haven't even been to UA, I'm basing my opinion entirely on the Delaware Valley.

[MDS]

Glaus is okay, but I figure this trade is to free up Ryan Howard to play left?

[BigEd76]

Burrell's former agent is now the D'Backs owner...

[BigEd76]

Glaus is okay, but I figure this trade is to free up Ryan Howard to play left?

yup

SS Rollins
2B Utley
RF Abreu
3B Glaus
LF Howard
1B Thome
CF Michaels/Victorino
C Lieberthal