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Phils Skating Around Lowe, Burnett, Moyer

The Phillies have contacted Derek Lowe and AJ Burnett, according to a source. The Phils have long been rumored to be in touch with Burnett, so these names are no surprise. Both would command multi-year deals woth at least $8M-$10M per year.

No movement yet on the Jamie Moyer front. He does, however, appear to want more than one year.

I’m not high on Burnett considering his injury history and troublesome demeanor — for that price. Lowe is older and doesn’t rub me too wonderfully, despite his potential to be a shutdown No. 2 for the Phils. But compared to Moyer, they’re more attractive options. I’m betting Moyer wants two years and $7M per year, at the least. Why not add a year and a few million to grab Lowe instead?

Still, these aren’t truly attractive options.

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.