If you were banking on the Phillies selling everyone, which you know…. would make sense, you may want to sit down for this. ESPN.Com’s Buster Olney had a series of interesting tweets Sunday night.
Some teams that are dealing with the Phillies say they are having difficulty gaining traction in talks;not sure if PHI committed to dealing.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 28, 2014
One rival exec says that if he were operating the Phillies, he’d run it like a yard sale and make it clear: Some stuff is going to be sold.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 28, 2014
Ruben Amaro is a man who likes to give 35-year old players two year deals with obtainable vesting options. So it should come as no real surprise that Ruben Amaro is overvaluing his players and doesn’t want to sell.
