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***News Flash***
In an effort to further lower the Jay’s bargaining position, Roy Halladay accidentally killed a hooker, burned a Canadian Flag, and said he hates hockey and donuts.

Aaaaand Brian Schneider is now a Phillie.

I had a message from a friend of a FB friend this am, and he told me I have a mental illness because of my liberal tendencies, so I would welcome someone who also has some head problems.

SWEET.. Brian Schneider will give Ruiz some much needed rest.. and seems to be a perfect fit for that backup catcher role ..

I was talking about him last week, but thought he would probably command too much money .. Nice work RUBEN

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I don’t think the Ducheserer? will be a “buy-low” … he’s a guy with lots of talent, and the ability to fill either role on the pitching staff

I don’t think he’ll be expensive.. but I think that teams that don’t have set payrolls will be looking into him .. I don’t know how we would afford him.. plus a closer-type pitcher, plus a starting 3b .. and keep the payroll under $140

he already passed his physical.. and already signed the deal

I like it.. it’s not the greatest move in off-season history.. but its a nice “puzzle-piece” kinda deal

He fills a role on the team.. much better than Chris Coste or Paul Bako

weird that the mets took Coste, and let Schneider leave ??? when are they going to fire Omar Minaya?

I am good with the Schneider signing. A clear upgrade over Coste and Bako. No disrespect to Coste. Hopefully Schneider can add a spark to this team on the days he gets to start.

I like the Schneider deal alot…Is it me or does it seem like Amaro took a shot at the Mets for signing Coste and turning the tables and signing their catcher? If you ask me I would personally say that the Mets won that trade, cause I would take Coste over Schneider anyday.

Coste over Schnieder ?? really ..

Amaro seems like the type to take a shot at one of those buy low pitchers. He has Duchscherer, Harden, and Sheets to pick from, I just hope he picks the right one. I wonder why no one sees the injury ridden Harden as a reliever with his high K/9 rate? Picking one of those three and hoping for the best seems like the best way to keep costs down and potentially improve the club. Is Moyer/Kendrick really going to be our 5th starter?

I really do not think Doc will be coming to Philly, first the FO does not work that way, give up a lot for one year of a guy. Second he would be pretty expensive. I do not know that much about Duchscherer, other than I would have a hard time pronouncing his name. I think Park is crazy wanting to start. Does he want to start for Baltimore, Washington, or Pittsburg, or be a key piece out of the pen for a team that has a chance to go to the WS for the third year in a row. It just does not make sense to me. He was pretty good out of the pen for us last year.

Harden and Sheets will command more than Duchscherer, and Harden is a dud because he rarely makes it through the 6th inning. In spite of his tremendous stuff, he’ll strain anyone’s bullpen.

As 5th starters go, there are options that, though not great pitchers, can at least go 6-7. These “high risk/high reward” types may prove too expensive for the back end of the rotation, particularly if the high risk part of the equation kicks in.

The only one who might work would be Duchscherer, but even he might cost too much for a number five.

I loved Coste, but Schneider is a big upgrade. Those thinking he is a is not are thinking with their hearts not brains. A back up that has such a ridiculously strong knowledge of the NL East hitters is huge.

Schneider was a Phillies killer glad to have him.
So my wish list now sits like this for Christmas.

3B- Beltre

several low salary relievers that we invite to camp to compete. Signing a reliever cause he had one good year somewhere is not how it works for relievers. We found diamonds in the rough like Durbin, Romero, Condrey,etc.

Starting pitcher, now we all know Halladay is the best fit here, but seems unlikely unless we are able to get him without giving up, any of the starters we have now or Drabek. If we don’t then a Sheets, or Durchsherer would be a nice option.

Bench hitters that can hit! I wouldn’t mind seeing Michael Taylor on the bench this year, but noticed that he is not even on the 40 man roster, Quintin Berry is though. I have a feeling that Taylor maybe traded for something we need in the next 3 months.

jeff,

yea i agree i want beltre for christmas also. his deal is gonna look like 3yr/24mil is my prediction

i also like the idea of low salary relievers, especially since these guys always seem to be overpaid to end up playing poorly. from relievers, you never know what ur gonna get. although i wouldnt necessarily consider durbin and condrey to be ‘diamonds in the rough,’ i agree with your overall train of thought. bullpen strength is a necessity but dont need to overspend for a jjputz type that will not be worth a cent

i dont really see halladay coming here because ruben doesnt want to give up the farm and it would be hard financially to keep him in a 4year extention. i like duchscherer but he is young enough to command a decent salary as far as figures and years. i like him over the sheets, harden who seem to be injured all the time

the reason taylor isnt onthe roster because he will start out in aa or aaa. you cant just plug hiim in on the bench with the current outfield we have now. he will get more playing time and conditioning at the lower levels and come up mid season maybe