Transition

Seeing as I have a full-time job resuming in just a few days, this blog will be less about every bit of Phillies news and more about features, recaps, and other lighter content as I get to writing it.
I simply don’t have the time or resources to dedicate toward making this a hardcore blog, so [...]

Meet the Phillies, Saturday morning

Head to CSNPhilly.com around 11:30 Saturday morning for “Meet the Phillies,” featuring Chase Utley and Brad Lidge, among others.
Do it. DO IT.

Werth, Durbin sign; Howard lone ranger

Outfielder Jayson Werth and reliever Chad Durbin have both signed contracts, avoiding arbitration. Werth will get $10M over two years ($3M in ‘09, $7M in ‘10), while Durbin gets $1.635M for the 2009 season.
That leaves Ryan Howard as the only remaining arbitration-eligible Philly player without a deal, and it’s likely he will not get one [...]

And the news keeps coming in

Shane Victorino and Joe Blanton have signed one-year deals, avoiding arbitration hearings. Victorino will get $3M and change; Blanton will get $5M in change.
Ryan Howard is reportedly asking for $18M in arbitration, while the Phillies have come in at $4m, the greatest disparity between offers thus far (not to mention Howard’s demands being second only [...]

Hamels signs three-year deal

The Phillies have signed Cole Hamels to a three-year, $20.5M contract. Joel Sherman of the New York Post has details.
Hamels will receive $4.35 million in 2009, $6.65 million in 2010 and $9.5 million in 2011.
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If Hamels wins the Cy Young, his salary in 2010 and/or 2011, his base salary would go up by $500,000 in [...]

Recent news in brief

I’m currently on vacation, but I figured I’d at least catch up with a couple tidbits.

PH specialist Greg Dobbs was signed to a two-year, $2.5M deal and avoids arbitration for the year. Very affordable.
The Phils signed two utility players, Marcus Giles and Pablo Ozuna. The deals are cheap, but with Eric Bruntlett and Jason Donald [...]

Now with contact info!

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My new e-mail address is phrontiersman@gmail.com!
Makes it easy.

You will miss Pat Burrell

If for no other reason than this clip.
Go mash in Tampa, bat.

Romero suspended 50 games

Looks like a case of double-crossing.
Phils reliever J.C. Romero has been suspended 50 games for “negligence” in purchasing a supplement from a GNC store in Cherry Hill, N.J. in July.
At the time, however, the union had told Romero that the supplement was allowed.
Great. Let’s hope Scott Eyre is loose.
On the other hand, signing a guy [...]

Burrell signs with Rays, Ibanez signing looks even worse

Just when we had all kind of forgotten that Ruben Amaro had, in fact, signed Raul Ibanez to a three-year deal, this news broke not too long ago:
Pat Burrell is leaving the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies for the runner-up Tampa Bay Rays.
Burrell has agreed in principle to a two-year, $16 million contract with the [...]