Phillies Offseason Thread 12-13

[SD]

Rumor circulating the Phillies might acquire 3B Michael Young from Texas for Lindblom and another young reliever like Defratus. Texas would eat half of Young's contract ($16 million). I don't mind this move as a stop gap especially at $8 million and they're giving up two bums.

http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2012/12/phillies_links_phils_rangers_i.html

Apparently talks with Bourn are heating up. I'd rather take my chances with Ruf/Brown/Mayberry etc. then sign a 30 year old player who relies on speed and strikes out too much. Makes no sense to sign a player like that to anything more than a 2-3 year deal and even that's a stretch. He's represented by Boras meaning the Phils are going to get stuck with a 5-6 year deal.

It's ugly now, but if they keep going down this path it's going to be REALLY ugly in 3-4 years especially if they keep neglecting to develop their farm system.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'm fine with Michael Young especially if Texas eats some salary. I don't mind giving up Lindblom (a hr waiting to happen) and DeFratus.

I'm back and forth on Bourn...same with Hamilton. Hamilton makes more sense to me on one hand because of his power and run producing. But having him gives your middle of the order all lefties. Not good especially considering Grit and Choke aren't good against lhp.

I don't buy the worry about Bourn and his speed at his age. Plenty of guys maintain their speed despite aging (Pierre being one off the top of my head). You sign him and Jimmy slides to the two hole.

Going into the season with Ruf/MAAAyberry/Brown would be disastrous.

[ice grillin you]

young is a farging POS

he was absolutely atrocious last year

[SunMo]

and he's a hack defensively.  i'd rather go with frandsen/galvis

[SunMo]

twitter says the deal is done, it's just contingent on Young waiving his NTC

rumors are that Texas is paying $10M of $16M owed and that the Phils are sending Schwimmer and a prospect back

[Eagles_Legendz]

Young is terrrrible.   Amaro is awful. 

[BigEd76]

Ender Inciarte was taken from the DBacks in the Rule V draft.  He's a speedy CF who hasn't played AA or AAA yet

[PhillyPhreak54]

Apparently he has talked to MIN about Ben Revere too

[BigEd76]

Sounds like the Revere deal is done.  Might be Worley going to Minnesota

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yep.

http://zozone.mlblogs.com/2012/12/06/sources-phillies-acquire-revere/

[Don Ho]

How good a defensive third baseman is Young?

[PhillyPhreak54]

How good a defensive third baseman is Young?

Used to be good.

Now? Marginal.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Vance Worley and Trevor May to Minny

[Munson]

Sounds like the Revere deal is done.  Might be Worley going to Minnesota

is it me or is worley and may for revere a terrible deal?

[Eagles_Legendz]

Worley and May.

Firmly on AmaroOut train.  Get Young and they can small ball everyone to death.  So excited!