Comments on: Just Make the Deal Already http://crashburnalley.com/2008/07/18/just-make-the-deal-already/ Philadelphia Phillies baseball analysis that everyone can enjoy. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Baer http://crashburnalley.com/2008/07/18/just-make-the-deal-already/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 Bill Baer Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:45:59 +0000 http://crashburnalley.com/?p=170#comment-3875 I would assume that the Phillies wouldn't trade for Holliday without a near-guarantee of him agreeing to a multi-year contract. And that would close the door on the Burrell era in Philly. Personally, I think Marson is really the only untouchable, so I'd do whatever is possible to make sure he's not included, but if the Rockies insist on acquiring him, I'd reluctantly add him. I would assume that the Phillies wouldn’t trade for Holliday without a near-guarantee of him agreeing to a multi-year contract. And that would close the door on the Burrell era in Philly.

Personally, I think Marson is really the only untouchable, so I’d do whatever is possible to make sure he’s not included, but if the Rockies insist on acquiring him, I’d reluctantly add him.

]]> By: fuquamanuel http://crashburnalley.com/2008/07/18/just-make-the-deal-already/comment-page-1/#comment-3873 fuquamanuel Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:11:21 +0000 http://crashburnalley.com/?p=170#comment-3873 Wouldn't Holliday almost certainly be a 60 game rental though? I don't know if I am willing to part with Carrasco and Marson for such a short term solution. Then again: Rollins Utley Holliday Howard Burrell ...that's pretty menacing, not to mention that Fuentes would bolster the back end of the pen and take a lot of pressure off of Romero as our only lefty. While it is hard to imagine this deal not punching our ticket for a showdown with the Cubs for the NLCS, is the risk worth 2 (maybe 3 if you include Happ) players who appear to be the most likely candidates in our farm system to make an impact on the major league club in the future? I don't know... Wouldn’t Holliday almost certainly be a 60 game rental though? I don’t know if I am willing to part with Carrasco and Marson for such a short term solution.

Then again:

Rollins
Utley
Holliday
Howard
Burrell

…that’s pretty menacing, not to mention that Fuentes would bolster the back end of the pen and take a lot of pressure off of Romero as our only lefty.

While it is hard to imagine this deal not punching our ticket for a showdown with the Cubs for the NLCS, is the risk worth 2 (maybe 3 if you include Happ) players who appear to be the most likely candidates in our farm system to make an impact on the major league club in the future? I don’t know…

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