2015 Phillies Offseason Thread

[phattymatty]

franco filing a grievance for something also.

[ice grillin you]

heyman says they are also looking at one of the great sports names of all time dougie fister

[smeags]

franco filing a grievance for something also.

Wait, really ?

[QB Eagles]

heyman says they are also looking at one of the great sports names of all time dougie fister

Dog Fister

[MDS]

they mentioned fister as a possibility even before the season was over

its pretty smart deal for both sides. fister gets a rotation spot and ton of leash to get his shtein back...phils get a solid, affordable starter on a 1 year deal that will likely not suck.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I figured the Hernandez move was foreshadowing a Giles deal...

Stark says talks between Phils and Astros are "heating up" for Giles but that the Astros won't deal McCullers

[ice grillin you]

real ground breaking stuff from stark

[PhillyPhreak54]

Not sure I like dealing Giles but I get it

Closer on a rebuilding team is a luxury. If there's a good return to be had you have to explore it

[PhillyPhreak54]

Rosenthal says the deal will bring the Phils three pitchers in return highlighted by Vince Velazquez

[MDS]

of course youre not sure about....this is next level thinking and the game has past you by

velasquez is a ML ready arm. he averaged 12.3 k's per 9 at AA last year with a 1.00 whip. BA said he has the highest ceiling of any arm in the astros system. and the astros system is insane. its worth it for him alone...who farging cares about a closer on a team thats 5 years away.

by late summer: velasquez-nola-thompson-eickhoff. that aint not bad. the #1 pick in june will also be spent on an arm, possibly one that could be up by 2017/18. this is good.

the other name mentioned is brett oberholtzer...who is from new castle and likely white trash on a munson level. hes bottom of the rotation dude, but a strike thrower. not sure who the other guy is.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Velasquez
Oberholtzer
Minor leaguer

That's the deal.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The minor leaguer is OF Derek Fisher

We now give the floor to baseball expert, lil guy, to give us a scouting report

[Munson]

hah, Todd is dead on about New Castle being super white trash area.

Though it's gotten a lot more Hispanic over teh last decade+

[PhillyPhreak54]

Zolecki says another player is coming back too

Correa?!?

[Munson]

Correa+ Springer, Phils send back Freddy Galvis.