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Report: Burrell Rejects 2Y/$22M Deal

Posted by Tim Malcolm, Fri, October 31, 2008 07:15 PM | Comments: 61
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Because news doesn’t stop for parades:

The Daily News’ Paul Hagen is reporting Pat Burrell rejected a two-year, $22 million deal proposed by the Phillies. Burrell led the parade convoy this afternoon, supposedly late, but eerily separating himself from the club as if he was on his way out.

It sure looks that way.

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  • Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC

    I just read on Phillies.com that Burrell DOES want to return, not sure how accurate this is

    http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081101&content_id=3660225&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi

     

    Posted: 02:33 AM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 Matt

    Phillies Phan SC –

    You make great points. Maybe Werth just needs a season of being the starter under his belt. Let’s see what improvements he can make in the offseason.

     

    Posted: 09:06 AM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 mjkvol

    It sounds great to bring back the team completely as is, but the reality is that it is just not possible if we intend on keeping this core (Utley, Howard, Hamels, Lidge, Madsen, Rollins, Victorino, Romero, Myers, and even Kendrick and Happ) together for a substantial length of time.

    Burrell’s numbers won’t be a breeze to replace, but he is essentially a 7-inning feast or famine player who, if he’s not on a tear, can actually be a liability at the plate for long stretches. My opinion is that he’s had his time here and now it’s time to move forward. The $11-13 million it would cost to keep him can be spent much more wisely.

    I agree with Phillies Fan SC – keep building from within. Take a lesson from the ’90′s Yankees – they won with a homegrown core, then spent crazy money on big players and haven’t won a thing since.

     

    Posted: 09:58 AM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC

    Matt – that is good; I didn’t even think about that part – that being his first season as a starter. It could be some “adjustments”. He was streaky like Burrell – actually in retrospect the whole team was streaky.

    Do you think Junior will re-sign Jamie Moyer though? All I hear is rumor…

     

    Posted: 07:24 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC

    mjkvol –

    I hate doing things the Yankees do, LOL but I am all about using home grown talent. The Rays did it and it worked, the Yanks did it and it worked. The Mets spent all this money on people and you see where it got them – as did the Yankees in the 2000s. So I am all for building the team from within.

    Heck, even if these guys move on, start building for a WS Championship in 2012-2013 so we have a contingency plan, like the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007.

     

    Posted: 07:33 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 NJ

    The homegrown thing would be to hold onto Burrell, there is no heir apparent on the farm.

     

    Posted: 08:22 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 Jahman

    If we can’t get a good young OF then look at the minor league prospects and start grooming. Is Nick Markakis locked up with Orioles long term? Down here in Richmond, Va we get a lot of Orioles games and Markakis is a top notch every day player. Doesn’t cry about being hurt like a JD Drew. I also think Atlanta’s Francouer has a lot of potential but he’s a hometown Atlanta boy.
    I’d rather see the Phils not go for an older guy who may not have much left. We might as well stay with Burrell. Make Burrell a fair offer and see how it plays out.

     

    Posted: 08:36 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 Miss P.

    Someone else we should keep an eye on is Moyer. This season/post season has definitely and obviously proved to be a milestone in his career, but does that also mean he might spontaneously decide to leave out on top sometime in the near future? Or will he stick around for a little while, disregarding that he’s getting up in his age for this sport?

     

    Posted: 10:05 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 Phil

    Miss P. Moyer is sticking around. He said he wants to pitch till he’s 50. He said he wants to win another World Series with this team. He will be back and will continue to pitch until he doesn’t think his body can take it anymore.

     

    Posted: 11:01 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 clktwr14

    Besides Moyer has the Pitching Rubber *LOL*

     

    Posted: 11:54 PM on November 2, 2008

     

  • Posts: 0 jimmyk

    You have to remember while Burrell was streaky his RBI totals would have been much better. When he carried the team in the beginning of the season, Rollins was hurt and Howard was in a major slump while Pat batted behind him. The Phils should offer him a fair deal even if it means giving him an extra year. Some people say he stays to himself but every game I seen he was standing near the railing cheering his team on and he was the first to congratulate a team mate when they returned to the dugout.
    This talk about Manny and Bradley, please. They would blow up any team they are on, we won because of a team concept. Manny is all about himself and there’s a reason Bradley has been with about 10 teams! Bring back Pat!!

     

    Posted: 01:54 AM on November 3, 2008

     
 
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