Another Unnecessary Sequel
Nov 14, 2007 in Phillies
I keep hearing the Phillies say that they are looking for pitching. All their phone calls and inquires are ‘pitching intensive’ as Ruben Amaro Jr puts it. It’s obviously no secret that they are still looking for an additional starter, although I’m a little unsure the exact plan behind that. The way I previously understood the rotation was that we were going with Hamels, Myers, Kendrick, Moyer, and unfortunately Eaton. Sure injuries happen and I certainly don’t believe Moyer goes through another season without missing a start, but if the Phillies are truly looking to add another starter like Bartolo Colon or Randy Wolf, where are they supposed to fit in? Amaro said they have inquired about both pitchers, so that means that either could potentially be on the roster. So if the Phillies are willing to give either one of them a shot, what happens if this new addition has an above average spring training? Do they:
- Keep this new starter in the rotation as the #5 platooning with Eaton until one of them outperforms the other?
- Send Eaton to the bullpen making $8 million/year?
- Assume that one of our starters gets hurt at some point in the season and keep this new guy….somewhere?
- Plan Adam Eaton’s murder after his first spring training day game loss? Wrap him in raw bacon, power wash him in goat blood, and throw him in a nearby alligator-infested pond outside of Clearwater, while his teammates laugh at his screams as each limb is violently torn off? I am not opposed to this idea. Seriously.