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CHAN HO IS GARBAGE why are we spending money on damaged goods

i guess moyer is all but gone……..

This signing is a waste…go out and get a starter the like of Lowe or Peavey or sign Moyer…

ur right brian…this will not effect the moyer status…if we dont sign him its not because we spent 2.5 on chp. walks guys but doesnt give up alot of hits…that was his mo in the past anyway. if he pitches weel enuf to win the 5th spot its a good signing and another rhp out of the pen isnt bad

didnt we offer burrel 2/22 right after the series

Fabio Castro was traded to Toronto for Matt Stairs. Matt Stairs made that trade worth it with one swing.

I cant believe all the complaining… check that… moronic statements in this post. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MOYER!!! Its signing a guy that can get you innings out of the pen, or out of the rotation if necessary. But what would I expect… Philly fans are born to complain about everything.

I think ppl are fooling themselves if they think the same team will win us another WS They need to improve, and Chan Ho Park is not the improvement i’m talking about. But as far as him being just a bullpen piece, well I hope so, and if that’s the case then its not a bad signing. But more than likely, at the end of next season in the wake of a disaster of a Phillies season, Ruben Amaro will be saying something like “We really thought Park could fill that hole in our rotation, and that’s why we didnt spend real money to sign a good pitcher like Lowe.”

In Todays Daily News pat says that they didnt formally offer that 2/22 deal to him. It was just rumors.

Calm down, people! Park is being brought in just like Durbin was last year, i.e., to possibly compete for the 5th starter job or to be used as a multiple-innings bullpen guy. It doesn’t affect the Phils efforts with regard to signing Moyer and/or Lowe. As far as picking up Mulder or Clement, they both have a long history of injury problems. Same thing for Ben Sheets, although when he is healthy, he has top-of-the-rotation stuff. Now the mention of making a trade for Oswalt for a package of prospects sounds quite enticing. As far as Peavy is concerned, forget about it, because the Phils are on his no-trade list. I guess he’s more concerned with having a fishing/hunting buddy on his team than he is for pitching on a team with the potential for winning a ring. either that or he is too afraid to pitch half of his starts in CBP

it’s great we’re taking dodgers and mariners stars from the 90s..Jay Buhner anyone?

Look, I’ve been a Phillies fan my entire life and I am not happy with Chan Ho being added to the roster. How can anyone be? Has anyone seen this guys career ERA? It is almost 6! He completed 1 freakin game in the last SEVEN YEARS! I feel like Ed Wade is ruling my life all over again. We need to go after Moyer – what he did for the Phillies in ’08 was nothing short of amazing. He will win 12-16 games for Philadelphia IF we were to bring him back. If the Phils leave Moyer go and all we have to show is Chan Ho Parkensense, that would truly be upsetting!
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Park Career ERA 4.34
Moyer Car ERA 4.19

If Moyer gives us what he gave us last year, we would be fools for not re-signing him but there are no guarantees that that will happen. You can either take a chance and put all of your chips on Moyer at $6 million/year for the next two years (hoping that he will give you what he gave you last year) or allocate 1/3 of that money on Park for one year and give him incentives for the other 2/3 of that money. I’m a Souderton graduate… that means Jamie Moyer is one of my heroes… I would love to see him back (alongside Park for all I care) but this is not a terrible deal and I’m not so sure about going 6 and 2 with Moyer. Again, that’s the mini-GM in me talking… the fan in me wants no part of Ho Park and would rather have Moyer (and doesn’t care what it costs).

We have proved in years past that you need more than 5 guys who can be solid starters for you. Look at 06 when we had 6 “legit starters” in spring training and by August Kyle Kendrick who was a nobody was our #3. You need to be deeper than 5 at SP. This is a good move because it cost us next to nothing and it gives us flexibility. Hes got to be better than Chad Durbin was the last 3 months of last year if we need a righty in the pen and he could be our 5th starter if Kendrick/Happ/Carasco arent ready or are injured. just chillax.

In no way does acquiring Park affect the signing of Moyer. Park is a good addition to the bullpen. If he beats out Kendrick/Happ/Carrasco/Moyer, he deserves a spot in the rotation. Our bullpen is deeper than the Mets bullpen. We needed one more reliable arm in there, I think we just picked it up. I’m glad we picked him up for his long relief ability alone! When working younger pitchers into a rotation, a durable bullpen is the most necessary form of support. What else would anybody on here rather do? Give up a draft pick for Juan Cruz (who is a great reliever)? Take a risk on a formerly elite closer like Chad Cordero coming off of injuries? Pick up two more RPs for league minimum and try our luck by testing competance? Stop complaining, this is a good move.

great. we just signed the Korean version of Adam Eaton to go along with the original collector’s edition version that we have already. that’s quite a nice collection of stiff’s who can’t pitch Ruben is workin on.

CHP is below average at best, but apparently he improved his fastball going into last year and brought it from 88mph to 92mph, which contributed to his decent year last year. He still is a glorified batting practice pitcher, but he is only going to be taking Seanez’s place, so he won’t be asked to do too much.

Horrible signing by the Phils. Mind-boggling really. Chan Ho is BAD. Like Adam Eaton/Jose Mesa/Antonio Alfonseca bad. He was a decent pitcher in 2008 but you can be sure this was a fluke (in fact his 2nd half ERA was around 4.6) He pitched in a pitcher’s park and a very weak division. His 1.40 whip doesn’t not instill any confidence that he can repeat a sub 4.0 era. More likely it will be closer to 5+. If he has any more responsibility than mop-up duty, he will cost the team at least a couple games this year.

Come on. Let’s be positive.
I hope CHP can prove you all wrong and shut some garbage mouses here.