By Jared Trexler
The Phanatic Magazine
Beggars can in fact be choosers. Given the uninhibited choice of collecting prospects or obtaining average arms with stacked contracts, general manager Pat Gillick should balk at temptation and load his cards behind the fruitful faces of future.
Jimmy Rollins (28), Chase Utley (28) and Ryan Howard (27) assemble three-fifths of a Murder's Row at the top of the National League's highest-scoring offense. Top shelf starter Cole Hamels (23) and starter turned closer (back to starter in '08?) Brett Myers (27) give the league's worst statistical pitching staff a glimmer of hope on the rubber of its home launching pad.
Five proven players, each already with accolades and individual achievement, entering their prime years of productivity. Rollins is in middle of a cap-friendly contract comparative to his rising run-producing numbers and Gold Glove caliber defense. Up the middle, he and Utley combine for the NL's top double-play combo and dynamic duo at the dish. More >>
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