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Speed, power, lays down a good bunt, excellent fielding percentage…. what’s not to love about Vic.

No questions asked.

3 years? Wouldnt that only buy his arbitration years?

I would start at 4-24 jjust to get one year of FA out of the way. However being a centerfielder (short career before being moved to a corner) he may want to go for three years so he can get more money.\

Either way it would be a great signing.

Victorino would never accept 3 years at 16.5 million, he’d get way more than that through arbitration.

shane-o is my favorite phillie, but wait until last year of arb to lock him up. maybe 4 at 32 by then?

Blanton also has one year left on his deal.

From mlbTR

According to David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Braves met with Derek Lowe and Scott Boras for several hours yesterday. O’Brien says the Braves’ offer was unknown, implying that they did make an offer.

O’Brien also reiterated that Boras said the Mets’ widely reported three-year, $36MM offer was never made and would’ve been far too low anyway. O’Brien mentions the Phillies, Brewers, and Angels as other Lowe suitors, but Ken Rosenthal said those three clubs denied interest. Brewers GM Doug Melvin said Tuesday in regard to Lowe: “We’re not in on him.”

They continue to insist that the Phillies are in on Lowe and it mystifies me where that money would come from, especially if you include arbitration and potential long term extensions for players…I know the Angels would sign him but he really genuinely seems to want to play on the east coast. It really seems to be between the Phils, Mets, and Braves and its safe to say that Lowe is most likely to be pitching somewhere in the NL East next season.

also, Id offer 3/21-24mm for each of shane and werth to lock them up now…with how much some guys are pulling in, thats a bargain.

Yeah Boras has really taken a hit in his reputation this offseason. All his own doing. He failed to recognize the economic situation and on hot stove the other night he refused to acknowledge that the economic situation has any impact at all on contract negotiations. totally out of line.

Right, but Vic is already under team control for the next two seasons… Werth can walk after this year, and with very good all-around numbers, and LOADS of talent and potential… Werth would get a better contract from any team that needs a good corner OF.. like the Mets

We’re not dumb, obviously Beltran, Wright, and Reyes are very good players.. I still like J-Roll better, and Hamels is catching up to Santana sooner or later..

So while the Mets should be good next year, I still don’t think they will be as good as the Phillies. Lets see who stays healthy though because the loss of Wagner killed you guys last year

MLB TR has the Mets signing Redding to a one year deal. Then Dierkes has the mets still signing both lowe and perez. i think his assessment there is WAY WAY WAY off. I think This signing of Tim Redding takes the Mets out of the sweepstakes for lowe. Their current rotation is santana – maine – # 3 – Pelfrey – Redding. thats one lefty and three righties. Signing Lowe, another righty starter makes them VERY one sided and VERY vulnerable to the phillies lefty-heavy lineup. They MUST either sign Oliver Perez or Randy Wolf to fill out their rotation with a lefty.

That means the Phillies have to deal with the braves for Lowe, who are rumored to be on the brink of signing kawakami, which would fill out their rotation and take them out of the running for lowe, leaving the braves money to sign a power-hitting corner outfielder (abreu, manny, dunn).

so its there for the phils if they want it. boras’ plan has collapsed around him…

joshua….the mets still ened to sign one more starter and AT LEAST one more reliever, a good reliever, and a bench bat/corner outfielder because the mix of tatis chuch and those two younglings isnt going to cut it. the mets also need a backup catcher because their organization has a bunch of trash like robinson cancel to fill that spot, and thats unacceptable. i predict the mets will make a surprise play for jason varitek.

Is that dude Neise a LHP?

also..joshua…if he was COMPETING for the spot as camp fodder they wouldnt have GUARANTEED him 2.5 million. that tells me that if he loses the spot ten hell be in teh bullpen…they have a 3 way battle for the 4-5 between niese pelfrey and redding from my viewpoint

Kemp had 76 RBI, not 76 SB
He had 35 SB
…76 SB sounded a bit scary

i think Dan Murphy is going to SHOCK alot of heads this year.

i dont really see the mets picking up a lefty specialist, but i could be wrong…lets not forget pedro feliciano was really sharp 06,07 and first half of last year, i still think he will be back to his old stuff, the injury to wagner threw that whole bullpen off, and nobody had a real role. a fresh start will do them right.

Beltran or as my friend in NY calls him beltOUT is not good. He like Delgado and Reyes are anchors and are why the Phils consistantly beat them. Shane is a gamer. Beltout is not. Id not take beltout for free.

It is quite evident that Victorino proved his worth throughout the playoffs as a clutch player. Victorino is on the upward swing in his career and is a solid clubhouse guy as well. The last three years his numbers have increased each year and last year ended with over 100 hits and batted .293, not bad from a guy who wasn’t expected to provide significant offensive production. Lock him down Philly!

Shane Victorino was very instrumental to the Phillies success this season. He is worth every penny the Phillies pay him, and not just for his work in the playoffs. He also will stand forever in history as the first Philadelphia Phillies player to ever appear at Coca-Cola Park in the uniform of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (8 ab, 3 h, .375 avg) while on rehab last April. This coming April 16 will be Flyin’ Hawaiian Bobble Head Doll Night at Coca-Cola Park!

We have to sign Vic long term at some point… whether it’s this season or next doesn’t really matter. When we traded Golson, that was a clear indication that Vic is the CF of the future. We have no one on the farm who will be ready to play CF for quite some time. Whether Amaro decides to lock him up this year or next depends on when he believes he will be able to get him the cheapest. Coming off of a Gold Glove/WS campaign, Vic’s price tag is certainly higher than it would have been last year, however, with the market conditions the way they are, maybe it is a good idea to at least discuss it (FA’s not getting what they expect). I’m not sure that we’re going to give Werth anything long-term… with Taylor, Brown and Mayberry making strides on the farm, you have to think that Werth becomes expendable.