Category Archives: Trade Discussion

My analysis of the Oswalt trade

Posted on July 29, 2010 by phuturephillies

So, here we go. I have to admit, sitting down and thinking about blockbuster trades is a lot more fun than analyzing 6 year minor league free agents. And though you can call Ruben Amaro Jr a lot of things, … Continue reading →

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Phillies acquire Roy Oswalt for Happ, Gose and Villar

Posted on July 29, 2010 by phuturephillies

According to Ken Rosenthal’s twitter feed, the deal is complete. The Phillies give up LHP JA Happ, OF Anthony Gose, and SS Jonathan Villar in exchange for Roy Oswalt and cash, believed to be in upwards of $11M. There are … Continue reading →

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Trade Chatter, July 19-25

Posted on July 18, 2010 by phuturephillies

If you must discuss potential trades, please do it in this post and don’t clutter other discussions with off topic comments. In my opinion, the Phillies should be protecting their top 10 or so prospects during the deadline, deal for … Continue reading →

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As Cliff Lee is about to be traded again…

Posted on July 9, 2010 by phuturephillies

With rumors swirling that Cliff Lee is about to be traded again, I’m sure the discussion of that trade, in comparison to the trade the Phillies made with the Mariners in December, will find its way into every discussion on … Continue reading →

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Trade Chatter, Week of July 5

Posted on July 5, 2010 by phuturephillies

If you can’t help yourself and need to discuss wild rumors that will never come true with regard to trades, do so right here. If your comments end up in other postings that are completely unrelated, they’ll be deleted. Thanks … Continue reading →

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Carrasco scratched, Marson/Donald not in lineup

Posted on July 29, 2009 by phuturephillies

Link Something in the works? Marson you can understand, day game after a night game, but Carrasco was the scheduled starter, and now Woods is showing up as the starter. Read into it what you will.

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Trade Discussion, Week of July 27

Posted on July 27, 2009 by phuturephillies

This is it. Again, please keep all of the trade talk out of other discussions. I’m not weighing in on all of the Halladay speculation until something actually happens or the deadline passes. But carry on, just do it here … Continue reading →

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Trade Discussion, Week of July 20th

Posted on July 19, 2009 by phuturephillies

I know that Halladay mania has swept this site, and most of Phillies fandom, and that’s fine, its something legitimately exciting and definitely something worth talking about. But it has started to invade every other corner of this site, and … Continue reading →

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Sell the farm, stand pat, or something in between?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by phuturephillies

Everyone knows my general stance on discussing the big league team here, but I’m going to make an exception in this one post. I believe, as the caldendar rolls over, the Phillies have a bunch of really tough choices to … Continue reading →

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Trade chatter, 5/28

Posted on May 28, 2009 by phuturephillies

I’m sure with the latest news on Brett Myers, everyone is going to want to start speculating on the trade front. The Phillies rotation has been awful this season (but better over the last 2 turns), and if Myers goes … Continue reading →

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