Comments on: JD Durbin Placed On Waivers; Phils Carrying 10 Pitchers

By: Lewisauce

Lewisauce — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:52:19 +0000

Frank, I’m not bashing Moyer at all. I love the guy. He’s the only plus in that trio. The thing with Moyer is that he’s soon to be 46 years old. This is likely his last season — which is fine. I like the idea of a great guy like Moyer retiring as a Phillie.

But I’m talking “legacy” of Gillick. No one’s going to look back on Pat Gillick as the man who put the pieces together to bring us a championship. Heck, if he got a Moyer clone instead of Eaton (we’d have like a Moyer I and a Moyer II), Gillick’s grade would automatically be up to something like a C+.

But he hasn’t. He gave us Eaton and Garcia. (And I think Tater Gordon, who is capable, as he showed in September, but he’s aging as well and isn’t a closer and isn’t going to go the entire year without landing on the DL at some point.)

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:23:14 +0000

IMO, I think Gillick is trying to stay away from upgrading the staff with guys that will have contracts beyond 2009. That leads me to believe that they are really high on Carrasco, Outman, Carpenter, Savery, etc. If he goes out and signs more chumps like Eaton then we’ll be stuck with them blocking a spot for the younger cheaper guys.

I’m not saying this is the right strategy….its the only explanation I can come up with that explains his unwillingness to step up and get some better pitching right now. IDFK.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:12:46 +0000

uhm… Jamie Moyer has won nineteen games (in 41 starts) since he got here.

200 innings last year.

He was a fantastic acquisition.

By: Lewisauce

Lewisauce — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:03:34 +0000

This will be the Gillick legacy:

Gillick: “Pitching is No. 1 priority.”

Gillick’s pitching acquisitions: Eaton, Moyer, Garcia

Gillick’s scorecard on upgrading the reigning NL East champions by adding pitching: D- (it’s not an F ’cause Lidge might work out nice, and Benson would be a bonus).

Ugh.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:06:17 +0000

Thank God. They should go ahead and give the Carpenter kid a try,