The Phillies acquired arguably the best pitcher in baseball earlier this offseason. As Spring Training approaches, Roy Halladay starts training every morning at 7 am and his team is considering some less formidable options in an attempt to add depth. Here are the details, from a pair of beat writers:
- MLB.com's Todd Zolecki writes that the Phils would like to add a starter, noting that any additions would likely come on minor league deals.
- Scott Lauber of the News Journal tweets that Pedro Martinez interests the Phillies, though his current price asking price exceeds the team's budget. Pedro wants $5MM or more to pitch a full season.
- In another tweet, Lauber says Jose Contreras believes pitching in relief can lengthen his career.
What team isn’t in search of pitching depth?
Noah Lowry? He could be a good option for Rube and the crew.
I guess Moyer is leaning towards retirement.
Moyer is leaning toward being a broken down old man. And agreeing with Mr Baseball – this seems like a non-story.
lets go baby! look up chien ming wang. the guys had 2 19game win seasons out of the 5 (partial) seasons he has played in. sure he is a definite injury risk and he wont be ready for opening day, but a minor league deal w/ incentives would not cost them much for a guy who DEFINITELY can/will get back to form in the NL. check it out phils–definitely worth an investment….this could easily be the guy everyone wants somewhere in their rotation real soon
MIN’s Glen Perkins for a 2b/3b. Come on, he’ll be swell. Look how well Kyle Lohse has performed since MN tossed him out.