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This may explain why the NL sucks so much. The Phillies just traded for the worst starter in the AL.
7/17/08


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That will be scored WTF!
 
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That will be scored WTF!
 
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After watching my Cardinals get burned by Beane in the Mark Mulder deal, I'm always skeptical about any deal involving the A's.  On paper, it seems that the Phillies overpaid for a guy who is more then likely going to be the 3rd starter.
 
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Rule #1 of being a GM: Never trade for a guy with 12 losses at the All-Star break.

You gotta be kidding me.
 
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Billy Beane is a baseball evil genius
 
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Pat wrote:
Rule #1 of being a GM: Never trade for a guy with 12 losses at the All-Star break.

You gotta be kidding me.
Yeah, but the thing is.......he'll likely be the #3 starter in Philly !!!
 
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Not sure where the "worst starter in the AL" is coming from, but in my opinion it's a pretty good deal for the Phillies. Blanton is better than he's been this year... especially to those who just look at W-L's.
 
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CriticalFanatic wrote:
Not sure where the "worst starter in the AL" is coming from, but in my opinion it's a pretty good deal for the Phillies. Blanton is better than he's been this year... especially to those who just look at W-L's.

Man, I hope you're right. 

 

I'm not digging this trade yet, however if he can eat up some innings it will be good.  It's not like the Phils aren't going to hit.  If he can keep them reasonably close, he'll win a few more in Philly than he did in Oakland. 

 

This isn't the starter I was hoping they'd get.  At least it's not Barry Zito.

 
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Think about it: this guy's a heck of a lot cheaper than Bedard or Burnett would be, and comes with none of the injury or head-case concerns. He's also moving from the AL to the NL, where teams haven't seen him pitch yet. Keep in mind, Kyle Lohse was an afterthought last year for the Phillies and ended up being sensational down the stretch. Plus, the best prospect the Phillies gave up was Adrian Cardenas, who plays second base. Last I checked, the Phillies were pretty set at second base for the foreseeable future with a guy named Chase Utley. And, to top it all off, this means they can get Adam Eaton out of the rotation, which is addition by subtraction.

 

No, it's not the splashy move a lot of people were looking for, and Blanton is not a front-line starter. But he can definitely be the type of Moyer or Kendrick type player that gives the team a chance to win more often than not, and with the Phillies' offense, that's all this team really needs.