The Phillies are looking to make multiple bullpen additions, it seems. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, via Twitter, the organization is engaged in “ongoing discussions” with free agent righty Addison Reed.
Reed, who’ll soon turn 29, has been a lights-out reliever ever since he joined the Mets in the middle of the 2015 campaign. He just wrapped up a 76-frame campaign, split between the Mets and Red Sox, in which he carried a 2.84 ERA with 9.0 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9.
Though Reed’s elite control is perhaps his most notable attribute, he also jumped to a career-high 13.7% swinging-strike rate in 2017. All told, with youth on his side and loads of late-inning experience in multiple roles, it’s no surprise that Reed has drawn interest from a number of organizations (such as the Cardinals, Mets, and Cubs).
The Phils already inked veteran Pat Neshek to a two-year pact, so bullpen improvement is obviously a priority. While that is arguably a bit of a surprise for an organization that is coming off of a 66-win season and has more evident need in the rotation, it’s important to note that the Phillies have loads of available salary capacity to work with and have shown an inclination in recent years to spend on veterans even while rebuilding. Plus, it’s far too soon to count the club out of yet more significant starting pitching acquisitions.
As a phillies fan, I would love this.
I love that this has one downvote. The voting system around here is crazy.
I had someone report one of my posts because I said he was living in Fantasyland and than Monte actually took it down. Oh well.
I posted the results of the modern era committee votes on the Morris/Trammell story the other day. Just the results as the were listed in the HoF website and it was down voted. It’s just how it is anymore.
Phillies have been rumored for Arrieta, Machado, and now Reed? Do they think they can contend in 2018?
Their division sucks. If the Nats stumble, who knows?
No
I don’t understand, they are not close to being done with the rebuild, and they are looking to contend already?
Deliberate destruction.
The N.L. Least is run like this by design. It is the polar opposite of the A.L. East.
Financially: Phillies Mets = Yankees Red Sox
The Phillies are the larger media market by a lot over Boston yet the Phillies operate as if they were half the size.
because they’re rebuilding, now they think they can win, and you see… they’re linked to tons of FAs already
They had the 4th or 5th highest payroll during their 5 straight NL East Champs run. Try saying the Phillies are cheap after next off season lol.
Any suggestion that the Phillies could ever generate revenue comparable to the NEW YORK YANKEES is very disingenuous
The Phillies have already generated Yankees revenues, in fact they surpassed them in 2011.
The tv deal is massive though.
Yes, Phillies TV deal is worth around six billion dollars. If you go through the structures of the Phillies deal by the end it is worth as much as the Dodgers because the Dodgers deal is all cash and MLB takes one third off the top.
Majority of the Phillies deal is non-taxable and inflation proofed as the 25% ownership stake and advertising revenue shares keep going up in payout while the Dodgers cash payment is the same so it declines in real value.
Klentak has a job to keep. He has to win 70 games at the very least
Look at the Yankees, a solid pen can help more than you think. And when you’re not competing, you can flip these guys for farm upgrades. Getting a good reliever is a good low risk generally. Contenders always need bullpen help at the deadline.
But they got nothing for Neshek. Reed and he are both soft tossers and they don’t bring back front line prospects.
They got a potential closer and two flyer prospects. Not saying it’s a hull but it’s better than nothing. Still got him back at the end of the year. Neshek wasn’t viewed as a prime reliever either. Just above average
” Not saying it’s a hull ”
OK, then I’ll say it: It was a “hull”
Whatever that is.
I assume you have never seen the Hammer pitch. He is going to be Ken Giles
A guy who saves games in the MLB? sure I’ll take that for a rental. Even if it’s only 1-2 worthy years. It’s free essentially
They got JD Hammer (our 30th ranked prospect) who has pitched very well since being acquired. They also got Jose Gomez (our 16th ranked prospect) who profiles as a potential starting second baseman in the big leagues. Klentak went with controllable talent that didn’t need to be protected on the 40 man because he already had a roster crunch.
It’d be a good signing to go along with Neshek. As for the division, the Nats are far from a sure thing, the Marlins are going to be a AAA team, ATL could make some noise, and my Mets can’t get out of their own way because of crap ownership and a thin farm. The Phils are well positioned to make some noise in 2018 if a few things fall their way and they are even better positioned for 2019 and beyond in regard to making a run at the division assuming they continue to add talent and don’t overspend too much in the FA market.
I don’t’ really know if they’re thinking this way, but if the Phils can show some signs of life in 2018 maybe they’re more attractive to Harper or Machado next off-season.
That’s exactly how they’re thinking, not just those two but the entire 2018 class. They’ve modeled their rebuild after the Astros and are about to enter year 3 of a 5 year plan, this would be a perfect addition to take a bit of pressure off the rotation and other young bullpen arms.
Yep a few pieces and that core of hoskins, williams, crawford, nola will start to pull together. A few position upgrades from being real.
Look they got the best pitching prospect in the game. Kingery is a guy with super star potential to go along with him. Maybe if Franks can learn how to play baseball and Kapler can screw Odubels head on, I know that’s asking for a lot, but the team isn’t that bad.
Dude had a 2.8 fWAR over 138 games (3.3 projected out over 162), despite one of the worst months in history for a starter (.183 BA in May, 30:1 K:BB ratio).
If that’s someone needing their head screwed on, you must have incredibly high expectations of him (like 4+ WAR seasons easily).
How about consistency and headaches on the field. Does war calculate that? Running to an occupied base, not tagging up, not hustling. These stats are not measured by war and they are all part of Odubels game
Odubel is a hustling, dirty uniform player.
#Facts
Yes he got pulled out of a couple games this year for not hustling. He made mental mistakes that costed the Phillies games. He is just simply inconsistent and frustrating to watch.
You’re talking a team that has several young guys getting their first shots, a realistic bullpen puts them an arm or two in the rotation from being a .500 team the idea is that they will be where the Yankees just were in 2019