Phillies prove teams can be both buyer and sellers
Article By danlevy on 26th July, 2010
Have you ever walked down a city street and seen a guy wearing pants with one leg up around the knee? Drive a few blocks away and you see another guy with almost the exact same look, only this time it's the other pant leg that's up. I found out — thanks to a wife in criminal justice — that's more than just a fashion statement. The pant leg in the air is code: one short pant leg means you're buying; the other short pant leg means you're selling.
Will Roy Oswalt end up in a Phillies uniform? Don't be surprised if you see Phillies GM Ruben Amaro walking around in a pair of clam-diggers this week. The Phillies are one of a few teams who are buying and selling.
Go ahead, let the visual of Amaro patrolling the streets with pants rolled up to both knees marinate for a few minutes. "Who's got pitchers? Anybody got pitchers? You got pitchers? You need outfield? I got great deals on outfield."
With the MLB trade deadline looming, the Phillies are in a rather unusual position of being buyers and sellers at the same time. Of the six divisions in baseball, there are four in which the lead — heading into Monday's games — is less than five games. But it's the other two divisions that seem to be making most of the trade headlines.
First, to clean up the goings on in the AL West, the Rangers traded for Cliff Lee a few weeks ago and have extended their division lead over the Angels since the All-Star break. The Halos answered yesterday, despite being seven games out of first place and nine out of the wild card. That didn't stop them from trading for Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks to try and make a late-season run to get back to the playoffs.
The other division making noise without a close race is the NL East. Phillies are just 5-5 in their last ten, but that includes four-straight wins after a moribund start to the second half. All the talk around who the Phillies might trade for &mdas...
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Will Roy Oswalt end up in a Phillies uniform? Don't be surprised if you see Phillies GM Ruben Amaro walking around in a pair of clam-diggers this week. The Phillies are one of a few teams who are buying and selling.
Go ahead, let the visual of Amaro patrolling the streets with pants rolled up to both knees marinate for a few minutes. "Who's got pitchers? Anybody got pitchers? You got pitchers? You need outfield? I got great deals on outfield."
With the MLB trade deadline looming, the Phillies are in a rather unusual position of being buyers and sellers at the same time. Of the six divisions in baseball, there are four in which the lead — heading into Monday's games — is less than five games. But it's the other two divisions that seem to be making most of the trade headlines.
First, to clean up the goings on in the AL West, the Rangers traded for Cliff Lee a few weeks ago and have extended their division lead over the Angels since the All-Star break. The Halos answered yesterday, despite being seven games out of first place and nine out of the wild card. That didn't stop them from trading for Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks to try and make a late-season run to get back to the playoffs.
The other division making noise without a close race is the NL East. Phillies are just 5-5 in their last ten, but that includes four-straight wins after a moribund start to the second half. All the talk around who the Phillies might trade for &mdas...
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