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Brixton
Ryan Howard is to the point where playing Emmanual Burriss everyday would be more of a benefit for the sole reason that he can actually play some kind of passable defense.
Let Tommy Joseph play everyday, if he bombs, look at Brock Stassi, if he bombs too, look at Andrew Knapp. The Phillies can’t have 2 longterm everyday catchers, might as well see if Knapp can hit well enough to play everyday 1B if Alfaro is the future at C.
stl_cards16 2
A good manager should be able to do what’s best for the team and have the team buy into it
Very concerning that he can’t bench Howard
Brixton
When your offense is as poor as the Phillies (and its awful), it hards to bench a guy who can hit the ball over the fence. Matt Klentak backed the decision to keep Howard in vs RHP because he can hit the homeruns.
stl_cards16 2
If he actually believes it’s best for the team, then sure, play him.
But that’s not what this says. If he’s playing Howard because he doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, then that’s not good. If the GM has to get rid of him just to get him out of the lineup, not good.
Lance
Sad with Howard…..he was on his way to the HOF until that injury.
pitnick
I doubt it. The injury hastened things, but he’d been declining for years before that, and seemed to be on the Mo Vaughn / Cecil Fielder career trajectory.
Lance
Howard had averaged about 32hr and 110rbis the two previous years before his injury. Of course, we can’t know what Ryan would have produced had he been healthy. Yes, big body guys like Mo (who also suffered a bad injury and missed an entire season) and Cecil did suffer drops in production pretty fast. Prince Fielder seems to be going thru that right now as well. But David Ortiz has done well in his late 30’s so you never know.
Solomon
How about stolen for revere #reverse
Solomon
I meant storen stupid auto correct
BoldyMinnesota
In his defense, reveres been injured and bad for Washington
TerrifyingOctopus
I think I’d trust Revere to pitch over Storen at this point.
gojays77
They shouldve never made that deal in the first place we in toronto loved revere plus hes a true leadoff hitter… now the jays can make storen available but theyll be lucky to fet a bucket of baseballs for the guy…. what a start blue jays shapiro great first impressions you let price go and aquire store for a great guy like revere horrible moves… datwin barney is working out great this year though but attribute that deal to ALEX A. YOU SUCK SHAPIRO AND JAYS MANAGEMENT. Wanna do something productive?? Fire John gibbons THAT would be productive!!
sals029
Hey everyone our terrible, over payed reliever is available. Anyone?
mulcahy01
The sox have an overpaid and now injured 3rd baseman i trade to on for storen lol
johnsilver
Think Drellich is writing to make an article alone for his paper.. Boston’s pen has been just fine without Smith so far. Hembree has finally emerged as a multi inning.middle reliever and Barnes the same. Barnes today was throwing 97-99.
Kimbrell, Koji and Taz have been just fine, then Ross and those 2 with Layne as the LH specialist have all combined for a fine BP thus far, Smith would be an icing on the cake episode is all.
Another starter is an area that could see them go after. Kids Owens and Johnson have had issues and Elias they got from Seattle over the winter as the throw in with the Smith/Miley deal never was a legit MLB starter.
stl_cards16 2
Owens has never had the stuff to survive in the Little League parks the AL East plays in. I never understood how so many people were excited about him. You watch him pitch and just say “so how is going to get major league hitters out!”
harry hood
Stores available? Wow.