philly trade for blanton good or bad

AC1318 · 07-19-08, 03:19 AM

they had to get a guy with an ERA of 5 and a 5-12 record

how is this a good thing ?

all philly teams are so fvcking cheap

ryanXL977 · 07-19-08, 04:35 AM

blanton is solid
they will win the east

LT Profits · 07-19-08, 06:09 AM

Actually, I don't think it's bad because they have nothing to lose. If he returns to his form of last year, it is definitely a good deal. If he struggles, they didn't give up much to get him anyway.

I think Blanton is a good risk because he is better than his numbers, and pitching in the NL should only help.

VegasDave · 07-19-08, 06:12 AM

True LT, but I'd much rather face the Angels and Mariners then the Mets and Marlins regularly.

AC1318 · 07-19-08, 08:31 AM

how about they spend a little coin and get a real starting pitcher like brewers did

LT Profits · 07-19-08, 02:50 PM

Well, the Phils may have been good enough to win the division even before this trade. Thus, they didn't want to trade any key players to get that front line stud pitcher, opting to go the cheap route. I can't say that I blame them really.

ryanXL977 · 07-19-08, 02:51 PM

phils will win east
especially now

LLXC · 07-20-08, 03:04 AM

They gave up too much.

JBC77 · 07-20-08, 06:15 AM

Yeah, it's not an ace, but the guy is a workhorse.