Doogan, I like your thinking because I think going to get a pitcher should be the number one priority for the Phils right now, but tell me I’m crazy that I don’t want Jake Peavy–for several reasons.\u00a0 (For the record, I would love to acquire Roy Oswalt and I would back up the truck for Roy Halladay).<\/p>\n
1). He has played his whole career in pitcher-friendly San Diego.\u00a0 He throws a lot of pitches and might struggle outside of that huge park<\/p>\n
2). He makes a TON of money and will make even more if he gets traded because he’ll demand his options picked up through 2014, I believe.\u00a0 That goes against everything the Phillies believe in when it comes to pitchers and not giving them more than 3 years.<\/p>\n
3). He would cost more than money–he would probably cost a combination of Marson, Carrasco, and Happ, if not all three.\u00a0 Right now, I think that one of the best offseason moves the Phillies have made was NOT trading Happ.\u00a0 He is making the minimum and under team control for 5 years–and, he looks Major League ready, if I’ve ever seen it.<\/p>\n
4). And, this is most important and multi-faceted:\u00a0 I am VERY put off by how he is handling this whole thing, and I really struggle believing that this guy is the type of person you want on the mound in October, with the season on the line.\u00a0 Bear with me on this:<\/p>\n
Go ahead, tell me I’m crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Doogan, I like your thinking because I think going to get a pitcher should be the number one priority for the Phils right now, but tell me I’m crazy that I don’t want Jake Peavy–for several reasons.\u00a0 (For the record, … Continue reading