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Odds And Ends: No Burnett; Fuentes; Futures

In Ken Rosenthal’s latest Full Count video (via MLBTradeRumors), the FOXSports insider says the Phillies are not an option for Blue Jays starter AJ Burnett.

Evidently the Phils are among the teams on Burnett’s no-trade clause, and the Phils have little interest in him.

Staying with trade talk, the Phils are reportedly talking to the Rockies about reliever Brian Fuentes.

Sam Carchidi says the Rockies are asking for either Carlos Carrasco or Lou Marson, but as we know, the Phils won’t give them up. Currently reliever Tom Gordon is on the disabled list, and sent-up LOOGY RJ Swindle has a 7.71 ERA in three appearances.

Phuture Phillies has a Futures Game discussion page going today.

Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, Greg Golson and Jason Donald are scheduled to play in the game today in the Bronx. The game is at 12:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.