06/07 Phillies Offseason Thread

[BigEd76]

According to the Miami Herald, Gillick visited Wes Helms in Alabama and they're making a hard push for him to sign here...

[MDS]

They wanted him last year, but settled on Nunez. Helms would be okay. His defense sucks, though.

[SunMo]

so...fax an offer to Soriano, and a personal visit to Helms.  ok, i now believe they don't really want to sign Soriano

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

All-out recruitment of Wes Helms doesn't scream "turning things around" to me either.

[Geowhizzer]

XM Radio said that the Phils were the "early favorite" to get Soriano.

I laughed, too.

[MDS]

That means.....nothing.

[BigEd76]

According to ESPN's report on the GM meetings, the Phils have interest in bringing Adam Eaton back...

[SD_Eagle5]

He's fine if Wolf's not back

[NGM]

FWIW, per DNL(citing some online source) the Phillies are one of only a "few" teams willing to go to 6 years in a contract for Soriano.  Which he wants. 

[Wingspan]

what does gillick care? both him, manual and all the coaches will be dead by the time the contract expires.

[PhillyPhreak54]

MDS' new friend, Marcus Hayes, and Bill One Chair were on DNL yesterday and they were talking about Soriano. Conlin doesn't want him (and of course the mindless morning show fools are following suit now) and Hayes thinks its a smokescreen because the usually quiet Phils sources are blabbing about it.

I don't care...I want him here. Get rid of that trashy LF we have now and put a real bat in the 5 hole.

Also, the Rockies are rumored to be interested in Aaron Rowand. No shot in hell that they'd give up Garret Atkins, but it would be nice if they were so dumb.

Also, the Phils are not bringing back Scott "put one in the win column" Graham. But yet Wheels is coming back.

Adam Eaton? Fine for a #4 starter. Hopefully he can stay healthy and hopefully he's not as bad as Andy Ashby was on his second tour of duty.

[SunMo]

Also, the Phils are not bringing back Scott "put one in the win column" Graham.

there is a god

dropping Graham > getting soriano

[PhillyPhreak54]

I wasn't a big Graham fan. He sounded too fake. But he's better than Wheels.

Frantzke takes over for Graham

[MDS]

Really? Graham might have wanted out. He does a lot of college ball in addition to the Phils. Either way, good. He sucks. And I'm glad Wheels is back. His baseball insight is amazing.

[SunMo]

i can survive either Graham or Wheels, but together they formed a super-team of awfulness that caused my brain to bleed