Comments on: Why I Would Trade Ryan Howard

By: Heriberto Chappa

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By: Kamilah Bure

Kamilah Bure — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:15:41 +0000

Wasn’t he involved in a strange shooting incident?

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:03:42 +0000

These comments are idiotic (“granite” instead of “granted” ? ) I wish I could travel back and time and tell those people in April 2008 to hold out til the end of the season. Thank god these fools weren’t involved in Phillies management. Ryan Howard is.the.man.

By: Trox

Trox — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:45:27 +0000

This is hilarious to read now. What a joke. Even when this was written the numbers he gave were on par for rodriguez and pujols other than average and who cares about strike outs. I admit, hindsight is 20/20 but this was a joke even at the time. What a clown. Adrian Cardenas lol.

By: Jaylon

Jaylon — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:55:44 +0000

***** Obviously this ridiculous article was written before Howard helped the Phills WIN the WS. Absolutely preposterous column and I lose a lot of respect for the author. I respect everyone’s opinion and feel their entitled to that but to trade a guy who’s absolutely the single MOST FEARED hitter in your lineup is, in a word, insane.

Can you imagine the Phills without Howard smack dab in the meat of that lineup? I can tell ou thi, it ain’t the Phills no more. Not this era’s version anyway. Utley and Howard are the engoine that make that team go. People’s comments on here astound me. Fastest player to reach 200 HRs. Has WON an MVP, one he most definitely deserved. The only player in this era, not sauced up to basically belt 60 Hr (58) and his RBI #’s are absolutely INCREDIBLE. The year he won the MVP he did something that most pure power hitters don’t do, he hit .313 (.300+)

As i’m writing this he just belted 2 HRs vs the Mets and has carried he Phills the past 2 weeks to another potential division title. Trade ‘em Philly.. and yu wil regret it the rest of your lives, especially anytime soon.

By: taylor

taylor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:08:42 +0000

anyone have some real experience on options?

By: Status Quo Is Right Way To Go With Howard | Phillies Nation

Status Quo Is Right Way To Go With Howard | Phillies Nation — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:34:08 +0000

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By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:58:24 +0000

Teams like the Yankees are moving more toward building and keeping their farm system rather that spending huge amount of money on players like Ryan Howard. Plus, you get rid of Howard – who is going to protect Utley in the lineup? Burrell certainly is not. The entire topic of trading Howard is completely ridiculous. Yes, its frustrating to see him strike out frequently, but that is no reason to get rid of the guy. You want to talk about getting rid of the fat? Get rid of Brett Myers. I’d much rather see him go, then have Howard traded. Yes, Hamels and Lidge are going to need a new contracts, and I’m sure they will get them within due time. Howard is not going to command Alex Rodriguez money. That is completely insane. He’s 29 years old with less than four years of Major League experience. OK, so he won his arbitration this year for $10 million, but do I think he deserves that kind of money? Absolutely not. He will get a long term deal from the front office. The future for the Phillies is now.

By: FJM: Howard Is A Beast, Let’s Not Ditch Him, Kay? | Phillies Nation

FJM: Howard Is A Beast, Let’s Not Ditch Him, Kay? | Phillies Nation — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:08:46 +0000

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By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:08:23 +0000

It be pointless to give Howard all this money. spending upwards of 200 million for a guy who will lead the league in strikeouts a year is crazy. Granite he will hit 40 HRs and 130 RBIs a year, that is money that could be spent to fortify a pitching staff that can win ball games. Were so close to getting a World Series team together and I don’t think Howard needs to be part of it. We are always in the top of the league with scoring runs, we don’t need to piss away 250 million on a player batting .189 this year with 4 Hrs through 21 games. Give Burrell a decent contract for 4-5 years, sign Lidge for about the same, Hamels needs a deal and potentially signing Werth to a deal. That right there alone is about 35-40 million in payroll compared to 25 million for one player and not be able to sign a huge part of the franchise. I’m ready to ship Howard to the American League. The rest of Philadelphia needs to realize this. I hope the Franchise does the right thing and keeps it core, while cutting away the fat.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:29:45 +0000

you won’t get 5 major league ready (2 high ceiling) prospects for Howard—no way. Again–just keep him for his peak years and rebuild after he leaves—you also have the option to trade him a year before FA. (what Keith law of ESPN says and I agree)

Also you guys will feel differently when Howard is carrying the team in August and September.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:03 +0000

Brilliant article regarding the value of Howard. I love rooting for a team with a monster hitter, but the Phillies need solid pitching. Itâ€™s an inherent weakness every year for this team; therefore, utilizing Howardâ€™s trade value now is imperative. Itâ€™s funny that you referenced the San Francisco Giants because I made this argument to fellow Bay residents since Howardâ€™s arbitration. I think he would be HUGE in the Bay area. The Giants fans love their batters, and they need a replacement for Bonds. Plus, the Giants have a decent amount of pitching talent that they could unload and still remain focused on growth. Unfortunately, I think the owners of the Phillies are more concerned with Howardâ€™s ability to sell tickets and merchandise, rather than his ability to help this team win a Championship. Itâ€™s a tough call on Howard, but being a transplant to the Bay area, I would rather see him hit homers into the bay than watch my beloved Phillies stuck in mediocrity.

By: Vernon Dozier

Vernon Dozier — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:36:00 +0000

Florida has become very skilled at moving a player at the right time. They don’t wait until it gets to a point where they have no leverage. They’ve won two Championships in 15 years of existence. The Phillies have been around 126 years and won once. The Rolen and Schilling deals were debacles because Ed Wade waited much too long to pull the trigger on a deal. The Dodgers have been looking for a power hitter for years now. If they would trade James Loney, Andy LaRoche, and Clay Kershaw for Howard and Pete Happy, I’d do it in a second!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:07:45 +0000

You move him for like 5 prospects that will be major league players in less than two years. thats what you should get for howard. two of those prospects, one position player and one starting pitcher, are elite top 100 prospects.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:33:21 +0000

What’s wrong with being just an average first baseman? The man can rake. DH is really more of a position for guys who get injured too much when they play every day, like Ortiz, Thome, and Hafner. The only good explanation I see here is if Howard really is unhappy with playing for Philadelphia for whatever reason. And why would you move Utley from second? He’s been proven over and over as one of the best fielding second basemen out there. If you have the best fielder and hitter at his position in all of baseball, why move him for some prospect? If anything, Burrell (a notoriously poor fielder) should move from left.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:53:46 +0000

Brian J, I’m just gonna throw this out there at ya but Pat was a Third Baseman in College so he has played the infield before. It’s not totally out of the question

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:46:56 +0000

Also Brian J.,

Pat Burrell Was a first baseman in the Minor and Early in his Major League Career. I say it would take less then a spring training for him to readjust to first.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:45:01 +0000

Howard is a Strikeout king and a bum. Id love for this team to get rid of howard and make room for cardenas (although he is more then a year away from the bigs) I saw we keep howard till after 09, then get him out of here. All while signing Pat the Bat long term again next year.

By: Mike T.

Mike T. — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:22:14 +0000

Brian J., out of all the responses that disagree with Tim, yours contains the most incorrect statements.