Confirmed: Phils Add Seanez To Bare Bullpen
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Tue, April 01, 2008 08:05 AM | Comments: 10
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UPDATE 9:54 a.m.: Todd Zolecki confirms the deal. Seanez will join the bullpen Wednesday. So who is out? Helms? Gordon to the DL? Lahey back to the Twins?
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After yesterday’s horrendous showing by the bullpen (Tom Gordon and Ryan Madson, to be exact), the Phillies have been reported to have signed relief pitcher Rudy Seanez. The signing is being reported by the Los Angeles Times (hat tip to Beerleaguer).
Seanez went 6-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 73 games with the Dodgers last season. He’s had success in the National League — notching a 2.69 clip with San Diego in 2005 and a 2.74 with Florida during half of 2004. For his career, he is 36-26 with a 4.15 ERA.
Seanez comes from the right side, and is supposed to join the Phillies before tomorrow night’s game.
I’ll applaud the Phils for finally noticing the weakness and trying to patch it up. Seanez is up there in years (39), but he’s a better option than most in the bullpen, including yesterday’s goat, Tom Gordon. I’d be fine with seeing Seanez in the seventh or eighth innings alongside JC Romero, once Brad Lidge returns.
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Supposedly Seanez is best in lower-leverage situations, so the sixth inning would be the perfect place for him. Maybe the seventh inning, if they think about pushing Gordon down to the sixth, which I want.
Who goes? I’d think they might offer Lahey back to the Twins, but they could very well ship Helms to Lehigh Valley and be close to a trade (what trade that is I have no clue). Maybe we dangle Helms to Atlanta for Royce Ring?
Then again, the Braves aren’t that stupid.
Posted: 10:44 AM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Gnomicide
As I said in spring training and I maintain it after yesterday. Gordon’s arm is dead. Time to either put him into a very much reduced roll or cut our losses on him.
I still have faith in this team, and I like that the bullpen is at least seeing a new member quick and painlessly. If we had to wait three months, I would have been a bit angry. It seems Gillick knows this core is in their prime now and as such, he needs to make deals fast and aggressively.
Posted: 12:04 PM on April 1, 2008
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Posted: 01:19 PM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
This is some decent patchwork. It is still not enough, Im so sick of them acting like they cant afford to go out and get two more decent to good starting pitchers and another good bullpen arm. Unfortunately, as great as the core players on this team are, they will need at least that (excluding Benson because who knows what hell do) to get to the world series. At this point, even a Claudio Vargas signing will be better than sending Adam Eaton out there (shudder).
Posted: 02:03 PM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 chris.I
Rudy Seanez was a very nice addition..He averages a strikeout per inning, but the only really concern is his walk ratio. I do think he’ll work out alot better than Madson. I do however agree that we definitly should not end it there with more relief help. It’s a shame to let an offense as superior to ours go to waste over a bullpen spill.
Posted: 02:37 PM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Andrew S.
This isn’t enough, I wish the phillies were not so incredibly cheap.
Posted: 02:43 PM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Ashburn
HAHAHA … I’m so pissed at this team … so pathetic. I really feel like this is a sinking ship. We could score 10 runs a game and it might not be enough!
Posted: 04:11 PM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 Ashburn
I’m sick and tired of management acting like we are a small market team. We’re in Philly! The way I see it we may make the playoffs but then it’s out in the first round!
Posted: 04:12 PM on April 1, 2008
Posts: 0 NateB
Right- scoring 10 runs wasn’t enough to win yesterday! Anyway, I’m hoping Helms is the one that goes. We don’t need him at all.
Posted: 06:54 PM on April 1, 2008