Phillies Offseason Thread

[Sgt PSN]

Lidge to DC. thanks for 08

[ice grillin you]

romey after the phils signed choke to a deal that will pay him 25 mil a year btwn the ages of 32 to 36....

Guys as big as Howard almost universally break down after they turn 35.  Those last three years are going to be tough to swallow, but then again, the years really don't matter because at $25-27M they're getting a pretty large bargain.

romey after the tigers signed the prince to a deal that will pay him 24 mil per year btwn the ages of 27 and 35

That is certifiable.

[Don Ho]

Sleep well my friends.

For a win-now team, the Phillies' farm system still made ripples in MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects list, for the same reason that drives the big league club's success: pitching.

Trevor May, the 22-year-old right-hander drafted in the fourth round in 2008, is the Phils' top-ranked prospect at No. 54. Less than two full years removed from his 2010 first-round selection, southpaw Jesse Biddle comes in at No. 78, with righty Brody Colvin close behind at No. 80.

[Munson]

It would be nice to have just one of those guys pan out as a top of the rotation starter, then you can go Hamels/young guy at the top and have teh 3-4-5 be a mixture of Worley and young guy/cheaper vet that are mid-back rotation guys. Hopefully that will be the picture in 2-4 years when Halladay and Lee are gone.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So Sandberg was on WIP today and said he believed that the Phils messed up HOF by rushing him to the bigs.

His Smugness probably didn't like to hear that.

[Munson]

Well Ryne, it's up to you to fix it this year ya shtein.

[ice grillin you]

His Smugness probably didn't like to hear that.

smoke definitely coming out of his ears

[BigEd76]

Salisbury says the Phils are interested in signing Juan Pierre to a minor league deal

[phattymatty]

signed.

[ice grillin you]

hard to believe he couldnt get more than a minor league deal....does he have aids or something

[Sgt PSN]

No, he's just not very good anymore. 

[phattymatty]

i didn't realize he actually had 68 SBs in 2010. assumed he had really lost it but that wasn't too long ago.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Victorino is worried about his job security.

[ice grillin you]

i didn't realize he actually had 68 SBs in 2010. assumed he had really lost it but that wasn't too long ago.

he was 5th in the AL LAST year in AB's and had 180 hits

hard to believe he couldnt have gotten a major league deal to be on someones bench

[Sgt PSN]

i didn't realize he actually had 68 SBs in 2010. assumed he had really lost it but that wasn't too long ago.

Wow...I didn't realize that either.  I thought dude had fallen off the map completely and was having maybe some injury issues or something, but he's played in 158 and 160 games during the last 2 seasons.  Looking at his stats for the last 2 years, they aren't "terrible" but they're significantly below his career average.  His avg, obp, slg and ops have all dropped and his k's have gone up.  But his hits are fairly steady.  Biggest concern with his is probably his defense in the OF.  Last year he committed 7 errors but then he also had 5 assists.  I guess if he impresses in the spring then they can find a spot on the roster for him.  He's probably an insurance policy/back up plan incase HOF sucks ass.