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dylanp5030
Sign Lidge. They have Bastardo, Savery, and Willis as the lefties.
Phillies_Aces35
Would love to have Brad Lidge back. Love the idea of Lidge/Bastardo/Papelbon at the back end of games for the right price.
Guest 5051
I gotta think a deal with the Rockies hasn’t gotten done because Lidge is hoping the Phillies jump in there and offer him a guaranteed contract, keeping in mind he’s from Colorado. I wouldn’t mind having him around $1.25m plus incentives.
CH
i want someone more reliable than lidge and his assortment of slopballs at this point in his career. ask our starting rotation if they want lidge in the mix for the 8th….
Phillies_Aces35
His “slop balls” include one of the best sliders in the game that allowed him collect a 10.7 k/9 and a 1.40 ERA.
He’s probably not going to post an ERA that low next year but he’s great insurance for DeFratus and Aumont if one of them can’t seize the job.
EDIT: His stats over the last two years:
1-3
2.49 ERA
1.31 WHIP
10.4 k/9
5.1 BB/9
0.7 HR/9
6.6 H/9
Ryan
For starters, a $12.5 AAV for a relief pitcher is absurd. But to rationalize this as a fair deal by strictly looking at AAV, and ignoring the extra three years of the deal is downright incompetent. This was probably the most ridiculous signing of the offseason.
KJ4realz
Amaro only knows how to bid against himself. May not be the best way to get it done but he gets the guy(s) he wants. I’d say most contracts he gives are higher in totals but not to the point that it’s too substantial and I do use the word ‘too’ very cautiously.
jdimaggio555
If Howard is in better shape now than he was 10 years ago when he played first base everyday, how come he is only capable of playing first base once a week now. I’m guessing Amaro said Thome can play 4 or 5 times a week rather than month?