Search for GM Waits for Wagner

Wow, in exactly the opposite of what I thought should happen, David Montgomery will pause the search for Ed Wade’s replacement until after the meeting with Billy Wagner.  Marcus Hayes reports Wagner is searching for a 3-year, $29 million deal with a no-trade clause.  Hmm, I coulda swore that figure was $27 million last week.  Hayes’ colleague Rich Hoffman, however, supports making the search for a new GM deal the Phillies top priority of the off-season.  The Phils need to sign a GM soon and spare us the charade of last year’s managerial interviews.  The New York newspapers still see Cashman leaving on October 31, when his current contract expires.  Ohh, imagine a Halloween night press conference at the Citizen’s Bank Ballpark.  All the players could wear costumes; they could all go as a baseball team!