07/08 Phillies Offseason Thread

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Anyone even slightly surprised or annoyed about Rowand inking elsewhere should kill themselves.

[reese125]

Not that upset about it.

Get Mark Prior

General manager Ed Wade said Thursday that the Astros have contacted Mark Prior.
Prior was non-tendered by the Cubs earlier this week and likely won't be ready to pitch until several months into the season following shoulder surgery. "We talked to his [agent] to see what the lay of the land was," Wade said. "I don't know where it's going to lead. There's a lot of teams that have contacted them, and there was some discussions on the medical stats and that type of thing. I don't know where it's headed."

[reese125]

The Phillies may be interested in Akinori Otsuka, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
Non-tendered by the Rangers earlier this week, Otsuka figures to be a popular target if teams are confident that he's healthy after missing the second half with arm problems.

[ice grillin you]

The Phillies may be interested

good solid info

[reese125]

Ill get you something more definitive next time when Les Bowen calls

[BigEd76]

Geoff Jenkins' agent is deciding between the Phillies and Padres

[MDS]

I wonder what Geoff thinks.

[PhillyPhreak54]

That he looks live Brett Favre?

[ice grillin you]

I wonder what Geoff thinks.

that surf and sand > warehouses

[PhillyPhreak54]

Phillies eye outfielder Jenkins

By Todd Zolecki

Inquirer Staff Writer
There's no question the Phillies need help in the outfield.

They lost Aaron Rowand this week. He signed a five-year, $60 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. They also sent Michael Bourn to the Houston Astros last month in the Brad Lidge trade.

Could help be near? The Phillies confirmed yesterday they have interest in free-agent outfielder Geoff Jenkins, who is believed to be mulling offers from them and the San Diego Padres.

The Phillies like Jenkins because he hits lefthanded, which means he could platoon in right field with righthanded-hitting Jayson Werth. He also can play left field, which means he could find himself in the lineup on days when Pat Burrell needs a rest or is struggling.

"Things are definitely heating up with Philly and San Diego," Jenkins' agent, Damon Lapa, told FoxSports.com.

Jenkins, 33, spent the first 10 years of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers. He is a career .277 hitter with 212 home runs and 704 RBIs. Jenkins batted.255 with 21 home runs and 64 RBIs in 132 games last season.

Other than Burrell, Werth and centerfielder Shane Victorino, the Phillies have outfielders Chris Snelling, Chris Roberson and T.J. Bohn on their 40-man roster.

The Phils continue to look for pitching help as well. Only a handful of players who were not offered contracts by their teams earlier this week have interested the Phillies, with relief pitcher Akinori Otsuka one of them.

The Texas Rangers declined to offer a contract to Otsuka on Wednesday, making him a free agent.

The Phillies do not have interest in righthander Mark Prior, let go by the Chicago Cubs earlier this week.

[Rome]

I don't understand how they can't have * any * interest in Mark Prior.  I mean, this is a team that acquired Adam Eaton & Freddy Garcia last year, right?  If Prior had his hand amputated he'd still be a more palatable option than Eaton.

I just don't get this team.  At all.

[SD_Eagle5]

I just don't get this team.  At all.

I can't wait for them to feed the fans the 'there was no one available' crap when teams are making moves left and right. Haren would have been a great pick up but of course they sat on their hands while he went elsewhere. With Rowands departure offensively (and defensively) they're worse off. How they do shtein after taking their biggest step forward in 14 years is a joke.

[Sgt PSN]

I like how Ed Wade managed to trade for Jose Valverde.  Granted, I think Lidge is good.  But Valverde > Lidge. 

[ice grillin you]

yeah valverde is nasty

im ready for fantasy baseball

[Sgt PSN]

I'll ask the question one more time regarding Ed Wade.  He's been very active so far down in Houston and has pulled off a few nice trades.  He got some young players from the Phils for Lidge and then not only replaced Lidge but got a major upgrade with Valverde.  And he also added Tejada to the mix.  So was Ed Wade really the moron we all said he was or was it Phillies management handcuffing him by being extremely frugal and not really letting him do his job? 

I know it's probably too early to tell but from where we're standing right now, it looks like Wade may have been shouldering a little too much blame for the Phils lack of success during his tenure. 

If I'm an Astros fan, I'm pretty excited about what I'm seeing so far.