Phillies land Cliff Lee
And they didn't give up Kyle Drabek to do it. Phillies are a very, very good team. They have a solid chance of repeating in 2009 if somehow Brad Lidge can get his act back together.
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I think that effectively shuts the door on a two-team trade for Halladay
It’ll take a three-team deal for Toronto to dump Halladay now. The Phillies made a good move here.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
holding a bag like the Padres
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Jim Hendry should swoop in
and go ahead and include Theriot in an empty-the-farm deal for Halladay and Scutaro.
Think J.P. would give any value to including Theriot in a deal?
Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.
Um no...
As much as I’d like to see Halladay in a Cubs uniform, giving up the farm for him is a bad idea. The Jays want to dump Halladay while they can still get something for him. Look for a three team deal. If it involves the Cubs getting Halladay, so much the better. However, I highly doubt that we’d get so lucky.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
You wouldn't offer 3-4 of our prospects and Theriot
for Roy Halladay and Scutaro?
I think I would.
Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.
I just don't think J.P. would have any interest
in acquiring Theriot.
Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.
That would equal lots of Randy Wellses
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
Just hate sitting back
While other teams are fixing their holes or just adding quality . Cubs have holes to fill . Especially at second base .. Seems Fontenot is just a sure out .. Really hoping Cubs would pick up Sanchez . 300 hitter … Seems like the Pirates are having a fire sale ..
i'd love to see the cardinals unload
a couple more top prospects to get a fifth starter to junk wellemeyer. or the brewers unload escobar for a starter to replace whichever chum they’re least sold on.
Fred Sanchez not good?
Since when? I’d take on the Cubs.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
No, he's really not good.
Not that great defensively. Largely a singles hitter. Owed 8 million dollars.
We can get similar value from Baker/Fonty for 1/8th of the price. Thank goodness the Giants signed him.
This season IS over. -BLou 6/30/09
sure
but when you discount deeply, people will even buy your betamax.
Baker is doing a pretty good job at 2b. He and Blanco and Fonty can handle it.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 29, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yikes.
With a staff like that, the Cubs had better get more right-handed if they want to succeed against the Phillies in the playoffs.
by Wreckard on Jul 29, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
It's a good thing
Milton Bradley hits LHP better than RHP.
Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.
Substantially better...
Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.
He pitched a lot of innings last year
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
Nah
They’re completely beatable unless Hamels finds it again. If he does, they’re very scary.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 29, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
this is a great move for Philly
and a better one than if they sold the farm to Toronto
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Philly didn't give up that much
I don’t know much about Phillies prospects, but all of those guys are significantly flawed. I think the Phillies came out very well on this deal. I’m not sold on what the Indians got.
And Ben Francisco is a nice player. He’d have been a perfect reed johnson replacement.
DEJESUS!!!
this trade makes philly the NL favorites for sure
cubs need to make a move to surpass the phillies
GO BULLS
by FAN of the BULLS on Jul 29, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
Win.
the Cubs need to WIN to surpass the Phillies.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 29, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
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