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Dave_Gershman
Imagine if Floyd was still on the Phils…Halladay, Oswalt, Hamels, Floyd, and Blanton…my goodness.
myname_989
It just seemed like Gavin Floyd was never going to work out for the Phillies. Back then, they had some really nice pitching prospects, and Floyd and Ryan Madson were two of my favorites. I remember thinking it was a shame they couldn’t make him work out back then, and now I almost cry every time someone reminds me that we traded Gavin Floyd AND Gio Gonzalez for Freddy Garcia.
*sheds a tear*
Dave_Gershman
Gio, my favorite pitcher in Baseball…Sorry that they traded him man.
myname_989
I concur. Lmao
Sniderlover
Halladay, Oswalt, Hamels, Floyd, Myers sound better to me. =P
Phillies have gotten great returns on the 5 biggest bonuses they handed out.
Ryan
This was all done under the watch of Mike Arbuckle, he will be sorely missed in Philadelphia.
But on another point, had they not traded Cliff Lee, between he and Werth, the Phils could have had five first round (round and sandwich) picks in the 2011 draft.
Dave_Gershman
Interesting point. Not to mention how different MLB would have been this season had Cliff Lee stayed.
start_wearing_purple
I feel strange saying this… but of the bonus lists so far this has to be the best so far in terms of payout.
TapDancingTeddy
It’s a great list, but it ends in 2002 with Cole Hamels. That shows the change in the direction of the Phillies once they got some top guys in house.
nm344
Like signing Carlos Ruiz for $6,000 out of panama 🙂
Dylan
You do realize that after Hamels, 6 out of their 8 first picks were 20+ picks…not really the big spending picks. In fact three years they didn’t even have a first round pick.
Phillies draft very well…and they have the best single A team in baseball. They didn’t change their direction at all. In fact, they are exactly the same.
misael jimenez
LETS GO GIANTS!