Friday, November 24, 2006

Lee headed to Houston


ESPN 1000 radio in Chicago is reporting Carlos Lee has agreed to a six-year, $100 million dollar deal with the Houston Astros.

The Phanatic's Take:

Jared Trexler: Read "Stand Pat with Pat." Read it closely. Then come back and convince me that Carlos Lee's ridiculous, outlandish six-year contract doesn't make Pat Burrell's two-year, $26 million contract look like a trip to the Dollar Store. Lee can't move now, so how do you think he will move (hint: think Larry Allen) four years from now in the center of this exorbitant contract? My stance has remained the same since Jim Hendry destroyed the free agent market with Alphonso Soriano's signing. Stay away from free agent hitters. GM Pat Gillick either pulls a rabbit out of his hat via trade -- think Vernon Wells or Manny Ramirez, though I doubt the Phils have the farm to land either top-notch player -- or "Stands Pat with Pat" in left, while adding two quality bullpen arms and preferably Randy Wolf/Adam Eaton AND Miguel Batista, a versatile guy who can start in the bullpen but adds depth to a staff that includes some injury question marks. Seeing this contract, I'd glad Gillick shied away.

John McMullen: I'm not upset that the Phillies failed to land Alfonso Soriano or Carlos Lee but if you are a fan -- you should be. I felt neither was a good fit for the team but the Phillies thought differently. These are the players the Phillies TARGETED. Not me, not you -- Pat Gillick and Company decided to go after these players so while I'm not upset they failed to land either -- I am upset that a pattern of failure is developing. It's just another example of Philadelphia management failing to do what was needed to land the player(s) THEY wanted. Sure the salary numbers are skewed but that's the market we are in. Is Pat Gillick so out of touch that he had no idea what Soriano or Lee were going to command?


11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lee is fat.

Anonymous said...

He's got a fat wallet now.

Anonymous said...

Hendry didn't destroy the market, Bill Stoneman and Ned Colletti did. Regardless, good call, stay with Burrell for the next two seasons because his contract isn't as bad as Lee's. You don't want the Phillies to make the playoffs do you? Do you pay Burrell's contract? Your argument should be that the Phils need to do everything they can to get rid of that albatross in left field. Oh I also forgot that he provides so much protection for Howard. Try getting a real No. 5 hitter. Enjoy sitting around and watching the Flyers for the next two Octobers...JACKASS.
DICK JABLONSKI

Anonymous said...

I agree with DICK JABLONSKI. You should have him write for your blog.

Anonymous said...

maybe you should think before you speak...the whole Burrell doesn't protect Howard notion is a WIP myth -- look at the stats nitwit.

Anonymous said...

I'm starting to think Gillick is senile.

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to have this swing protecting Howard....

http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/zeke/archives/images/Burrell.jpg

Anonymous said...

Dear Jared,
I was reading your blog and I can't believe how right you are. Pat Burrell really is a good player and is perfect to protect the best hitters in the game. I was searching around before the winter meetings in a few weeks and was thinking how can I get my hands on a .222 hitter with runners in scoting position, a .167 hitter with runners in scoring position and two outs, and a hitter who has hit .280 just twice in his illustrious career to protect David Ortiz. I read that you're interested in Manny, so here's what I'll do. I'll give you the best right-handed hitter of all-time for Pat the Bat straight up. Oh wait, I'd actually like to keep my job, so throw in Cole Hamels and another mid-level prospect and Manny is yours.
Yours truly,
Theo Epstein
P.S. Do you think before you write, or do you have a constant case of diarrhea of the brain?

Anonymous said...

DICK JABLONSKI is a brutal fraud

Anonymous said...

Theo Epstein is actually dumb enough to make that deal

Anonymous said...

After reading some of these comments I think those of you leaving them shouldn't bother reading on this site if you are so miserable. You ALL sound like a bunch of obnoxious ......! Don't you have anything BETTER to do than bash the people writing them?