Posts Tagged ‘ Philadelphia Phillies ’
Halladay-Lee Trade Should Benefit Phillies, Mariners and Blue Jays The three-team übertrade involving the Phillies, the Mariners, the Blue Jays and Cy Young winners Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee is not “complete,” but pending Halladay passing a physical it’s a reasonable certainty. At least on paper, this deal looks good for all three parties. Why is Everyone [ READ MORE ]
The defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies traded for last year’s American League Cy Young award winner, Cliff Lee. The pedigrees sound tremendous. The Phillies landed Lee without giving up their most prized prospects. We hinted this might happen in June. That said, they may have made the wrong deal. Continued at [ READ MORE ]
The blog Midwest Sports Fans received criticism for a post about Raul Ibanez. The post addresses Ibanez’ uncharacteristically hot season. It uses an array of sophisticated statistical analyses to disprove steroids were the cause. It concludes, soberly, that any such statistical leap by a player past his physical prime would be under suspicion. He makes [ READ MORE ]
1. Atlanta Braves – The Braves’ starters have the best combination of talent, experience and depth in the division. They should have a good bullpen with Gonzalez and Soriano as a setup man. Atlanta’s lineup is also sneaky powerful. Chipper Jones is the most underrated hitter in baseball. They have 10-20 home run power [ READ MORE ]
