Josh Hamilton will sign with phillies!!! (he gone!)

[The A Team]

I know I had an online report somewhere but I can't find it.

Let's just sum it up by saying I'm not a fan of Keppinger for defensive reasons.

[BigLee53]

and everyone scoffed at my "reunion" idea

[Havoc Wreaker]

Let's get younger.

- Sign BJ Upton, 5 years, 13 mil per.
- Try to trade the farm for Chase Headley.
- Sign a BP piece, most realistically, Mike Adams
- See if the Astros bite on taking Howard to DH with us paying 7 mil a year.
- Throw money at Laroche...if it doesn't work...put Ruf at 1st.

Total pipe dream, but based on the inital post, I figured the theme of this thread was to be as unrealistic as possible.

Silly Moyer, We have no farm

[The A Team]

Silly Moyer, We have no farm

Exactly! When better to trade it?

[The A Team]

And I'm more than half serious. Behavioral economic theory suggests that Jesse Biddle is worth substantially more as the #1 prospect of the Phillies rather than say the #11 guy with the Padres. The Yankees have been cashing in on that same concept for over a decade.

[11MVPPatBurrell]

some of the comments in this thread are hilarious.

[No Fun League]

I know a guy who knows a guy who is friends with the pool guy girlfriend that we're going to trade for Mike Trout cause he's getting home sick!!! I'm serious! I'm not lying! Believe me!!

[Infamous916]

I know a guy who knows a guy who is friends with the pool guy girlfriend that we're going to trade for Mike Trout cause he's getting home sick!!! I'm serious! I'm not lying! Believe me!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...f1MKpLGM#t=19s

[Mandrew]

I also don't see the Astros being overly excited about Howard. He's a win now player and they're far from doing any winning.

They've already got some left-handed, power hitting 1st baseman in the minors named Singleton or something...

[The A Team]

To play devil's advocate, that doesn't get in the way of Howard DHing. We all know he really shouldn't be in the field.

[Fred]

"Ground ball to Howard. he scoops it up and throws to utley for the DP. OHHHHHH, he throws it into left field. Everyone is safe!"

[TheRuckus]

And I'm more than half serious. Behavioral economic theory suggests that Jesse Biddle is worth substantially more as the #1 prospect of the Phillies rather than say the #11 guy with the Padres. The Yankees have been cashing in on that same concept for over a decade.

Hell, I feel like the Phillies managed to pull that off to a degree with the Halladay trade. Maybe it's just hindsight talking, but I feel like Drabek and Taylor were never as good as the hype they got.

[BigLee53]

so your saying Biddle is another Drabek?

[TheRuckus]

Probably.

[More-Than-Most]

Watching guys like Happ/Drabek and on down the list makes me wonder why teams even trade with us lol.