This is painful. I'm almost hoping they become sellers because our farm has nothing coming to save the aging dynasty. With a second wild card, I doubt we sell but this is a pivotal year for the Phillies.
I doubt they blow it up. They're two games under .500 and six games back. They could still make a run if Howard, Utley and Halliday come back. But another factor is that they just don't have a lot of assets that will bring much in return.
I know they won't blow it up. the 2nd wild card made certain of that. Pretty much only a handful of sellers this year. They should get top dollar though for weaker trade bait.
Who would you trade?Hamels would command a lot, but can you afford that now?
At this point, Halladay's trade value can't be too high.
Victorino would be tradeable, but not sure how much you'd really get.
Bueller?
I don't think the Phillies should sell. AS long as Halladay, Utley and Howard come back with reasonable health...the additional WC will make them relevant. That being said, if the wheels fall off...1)I'd look to move Halladay or Lee under the understanding that I'm giving Hamels their money, giving him 7 years and making him the highest paid pitcher in baseball.
2)If someone wants to take Rollins off my hands...I'd do it and move Galvis to SS....if not...and he's producing...I'm moving Utley. Fact is, he's probably going to retire after next year. I'm sure he could go to the A.L...play a little of the field and DH.
Rollins has an OPS of .648 and $22M remaining on his contract (plus an achievable 2015 vesting option). The Phillies are going to have to pay a large chunk of that if they can find a trade partner.You can look are up and down the Phillies roster and only Hunter Pence is a decent trade chip. Everybody else is some combination of hurt, old, too expensive or not that good.
Seriously. No one is trading for Rollins or Utley.You are right about Pence. Not sure why I didn't think of him earlier.
Trading Hamels or Pence is pretty much blowing it up, but I don't know, maybe I'd do it. If you could get a Halladay-type haul for Hamels, maybe you think about it. Though can't see Hamels giving anyone a sweetheart extension.
Trade Hamels and then try like hell to re-sign him in offseasonTrade Lee for prospects and give his money to Hamels
Trade Victorino for a decent prospect
Trade Chooch if someone is willing to give current value
Trade Juan Pierre at deadline for long-shot prospect
Keep Pence and Papelbon because we need them
Keep The Vanimal because hes cheap and under control
Keep Halladay because his contract is decent and his value is at all-time low
Keep Utley/Rollins/Howard because no one wants their crappy old asses and inflated contracts
Give away Blanton/Polly to anyone who will take them
Bring up Dom Brown and play him every day
