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Joe Morgan, Contracts, and the 2010 Phillies

Found October 21, 2009 on Jorge Says No: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Joe Blanton,  Shane Victorino,  Jayson Werth
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies

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For the life of me, I have no idea why this guy chose to ask Joe Morgan this question, but his answer is classic Joe Morgan. From yesterday's ESPN.com chat:SteveFitz (Cicero, IL)Joe, is this the offseason where the Phillies have to maybe trade one of its better players due to higher pay raises now or in the near future? Maybe Werth?Joe Morgan (11:46 AM)Well if they win another championship, I don't see why you would break them up. Payrolls are not my expertise. I believe that you just go out there to try and win. If you have the winning combination there, you keep them together. I saw the team I was on, the Reds, we won two straight championships and if we had stayed together, we would have won three straight. If you take one player away, you disrupt it and then you don't know what you're going to get.ESPN describes Joe Morgan as a "baseball analyst," which, as a baseball fan, I would hope signals that he knows at least the basics of team payrolls, contract...
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