July 22, 2008Pat Gillick, Senior Vice President & General ManagerPhiladelphia PhilliesCitizens Bank ParkOne Citizens Bank WayPhiladelphia, PA 19148-5249Dear Mr. Gillick,With the recent trade for Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics, it has become apparent that the Phillies are not going to   more...
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Find out if your fellow Phillies fan would, or would not, make the rumored Holliday/Fuentes deal if they were in Pat Gillick's shoes.
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Jason Bay is just one of several big name players likely to be dealt before the July 31st trade deadline. Read about some of the possible landing spots for him and the many other hot trade rumors in this week's Clearing The Bases column.
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Clay Buchholz has been struggling as a starter for the Red Sox, but his ceiling is through the roof. He can become a valuable commodity once he gets his act together. It's no wonder why the Rockies are asking for the highly-touted right-hander. The drop from the AL East to the NL West is huge.   more...
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If you've recently moved to the moon and just got your Internet connection working, then you surely haven't been able to keep up with all the rumors and speculation relating to current closers potentially on the move. For those who have not made the questionable decision to move far, far away, and   more...
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While speculation about the Phillies going after a starting pitcher remains only that, talk now surfaces about the Fightin's going after a relief pitcher. Philly.com reports the Phillies have declined an offer by the Colorado Rockies for left-handed reliever Brian Fuentes.
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As the trade deadline gets closer, the Red Sox have sent out a few feelers in an attempt to bolster their bullpen. One of the biggest names mentioned has been Brian Fuentes. Brian has taken over the closer role in Colorado and has put up decent numbers in his career (3.50 ERA, 439 K and 168 BB in   more...
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Rosenthal says that a Holliday-Fuentes package would have required the Phillies to give up Shane Victorino, J.A. Happ, and a couple of prized prospects in pitcher Carlos Carrasco and catcher Lou Marson.The snag in the deal revolves around the payroll.
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The Phils have an off day after dropping back into a first place tie with the Mets, but there is still a ton of news and information to pass along:*Manuel upset Charlie Manuel is upset with the hitters after not coming through with more offense to support Cole Hamel's good outing yesterday. He was   more...
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The Yankees are thinking about signing newly free agent first basemen Richie Sexson. The Angels are the newest team interested in aquiring Rockies relief pitcher Brian Fuentes. Arizona Diamondbacks are interested in aquiring former D-Back 1B Tony Clark from the Padres. The D-Backs or the Cardinals   more...
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Swirling trade winds underlie the Texas Rangers' latest blowout defeat at the hands of the first-place Chicago White Sox.
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It's official -- the NL Central race is on as the Cubs have answered the Brewers acquisition of CC Sabathia by picking up P Rich Harden and P Chad Gaudin from the A's for OF Matt Murton, P Sean Gallagher, IF Eric Patterson and C Josh Donaldson.But the Brewers aren't done. CNNSI believes the Crew   more...

There is a new look to the Closer Report this week with expanded coverage of bullpen situations around baseball and rankings for the top fantasy closers and middle relievers. This week AccuScore analyst looks at the All-Star relievers, and has a problem with the selection of one player in   more...
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The Cubs will move Jason Marquis if they have to make any more trades.With Moises Alou coming out of a rehab minor league game with a torn hamstring(most likley miss the rest of the season)the Mets May have to trade for someone like Matt Holiday or former Met Xavier Nady to replace the often   more...

As the Phillies run out of South Florida with their tail between their legs, they head to New York in a first place tie with the Mets, and the surging Marlins only half-a-game behind them. Not exactly where you thought the Phillies would be when just five weeks ago they found themselves four games   more...
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