Phillies: Another Slow Offseason

As usual, the Phillies haven’t been the most active team this offseason. The main reason is because of something Ruben Amaro Jr. learned from Pat Gillick. That is patience, something every successful general manager must have.   The Phils aren’t the only quiet ones this year though. Not much is happening throughout the majors, but that should change this week since the winter meetings are beginning. Big names such as CC Sabathia and Manny Ramirez will sign big contracts while the Phils sign players that are under the radar.   The Phils have resigned reliever Scott Eyre, traded outfielder Greg Golson to the Texas Rangers for outfielder John Mayberry, signed righthander Mike Koplave, and claimed minor league reliever Scott Nestor from waivers. Only three things so far and none of them are very significant. By this time last year, they already had Brad Lidge.   What they need right now are an outfielder that will play full-time in left field or platoon with Greg ... (link)