Phillies Acquire Ronny Paulino

I had my doubts ... but now they have GOT to be the favorites to repeat as world series Champs.

twinsfan, what has lead you to believe that? because there about to complete a trade slightly above the Mayberry trade? how does that cement them at the top of the NL East?

can i see the players please? im guessing with cubbies?

The fact that it was sarcasm.

Bye Bye Adam Eaton...

Any other thoughts? Maybe to a team like...St. Louis? Milwaukee?

Blue jays get Adam Eaton, Phillies get some BP pitcher. Nobody needs pitching like the jays do.

Adam Eaton for Hairston... thats a guess, Eaton had success in SD

i would bet adam eaton for estaban german (KC)

Would the Padres really want to take on Eaton's salary? They are hesitant to take on a 5 mil salary right now...

It's not a trade site FYI baller.

Adam Eaton to Cleveland for Tony Graffanino

2b eric patterson has been traded to the phillies. no details on who is in return.

^^Did not see that post...thanks.

I had my doubts ... but now they have GOT to be the favorites to repeat as world series Champs.

Listen, i understand a tweek like this from a yankees fan, a red sox fan heck EVEN a Mets fan, but a twins fan? Come on now. Weren't you guys supposed to be "contracted" a couple years back?

how bout a little respect for the World Champs, OK?

how do you know that patterson got traded to the phils

Chris Coste to O's for a guy.

Ronny Paulino is a decent catcher in my eyes. Now we have a logjam at Catcher.

Coste, Ruiz, Paulino, and Marson. This has to mean Marson may be part of a deal for someone else. Delmon Young or Mark Derosa perhaps?

B3NG4L,

no way. Ruiz is the starter. personally Paulino doesn't make sense because Marson should be Ruiz' backup this year. Coste is definitely out now. But does Paulino have options?

Don't tell me they'll trade Marson?

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE

where are the "holy crap!" trades and signings.

forrest gump woulda knew CC was going to the Yankees.

where are the "holy crap!" signings.

I feel like 3 of 4 of the BEST days of offseason baseball have been as exciting as the first 3 days of the offseason.

dodgers got mark loretta. oooh. royals got horam. ooooh. some minor leaguer got traded for a catcher. oooh.

it's like playing bingo at a senior home this year. where's the SPLASH! the INTRIGUE. the SUSPENSE.

where's the bathroom?

Could we flip Paulino to the marlins now?

Sam that's what I was thinking. He could be trade bait himself

I don't think this move has anything to do with Marson. That would be like saying the Mayberry Jr trade indicates they are going to move Taylor

What is this? Who is this Jamarillo kid?

I think Paulino won't be a Phillie for long. He'll be on the move soon.

I think the catchers will be Ruiz and Paulino next year with Coste on the move.

Either Marson gets traded for someone or he spends another season in AAA.

Bourne - You're right! It doesn't make sense that Paulino would net get flipped for someone else.

It has to be Coste and/or Marson on the move next.

"I have a hard time believing that the Marlins would prefer Ruiz or Paulino over Jaramillo himself."

"I have a hard time believing that the Marlins would prefer Ruiz or Paulino over Jaramillo himself"

Perhaps if we flip this maybe the Pirates are the ones that aquired this guy to flip him to Florida perhaps in a deal for Hermida and Andino.

Pure speculation but otherwise I see no point to this move.

"I don't think this move has anything to do with Marson. That would be like saying the Mayberry Jr trade indicates they are going to move Taylor."

Um, what? Paulino, Ruiz, Marson and Coste can all be expected to compete for two spots on the MLB team this Spring Training. Therefore, the acquisition of Paulino directly affects the fate of the other three. Michael Taylor doesn't have a single AA at-bat; he's not going to sniff the majors until 2010 at the absolute earliest. Mayberry maybe challenges for a bench spot this year, maybe hangs around as a AAAA player; either way he doesn't really affect Taylor's fate.

This move leaves me wondering as well what is going to happen with Marson. Coste I wouldn't mind losing and the same goes for Ruiz as long as the return is worth it, but there is no way in hell I would want Lou Marson traded considering our shortcomings on offense there the past two years. Say what you want about Ruiz, but his game calling and offensive prowess in the playoffs helped the Phils through the playoffs as much as any other player did on the roster.

Bourne, we all hope to see Marson, but realistically he's going to AAA. Amaro confirmed this.

Adding an underachieving backup-type catcher does NOT mean Marson is trade bait. Now Coste (if he even has value) is another story

I don't think a lot of you have noticed how good Ruiz is at calling a game. His bat may be a bit weak, but his defense is what is going to make him the Phils' starter in 09.
As for Marson, I think the Phils will hang onto him unless they make a blockbuster. He's too valuable to their organization to give up for a player like Mark Derosa.
This trade does confuse me though. Trading catcher for catcher, neither of which will be a starter just doesn't make sense. But Ruben has been taking notes and studying Pat Gillick's style and may have learned something. Sometimes making the big splashes does not a champion make. [see:Yankees, New York (2001-2008)]