Phillies decline option on both Oswalt and Lidge

[walldrill]

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/2011102425774346/

[walldrill]

Maybe they can talk the Astros into paying $10 million each on these guys so they can keep them. I'm sure Eddie could work that out for his boyz in Philly.

[AJ25]

In hindsight, always 20/20, trading Roy O when we did was a great move. He hasn't been nearly the Roy O he was for the Stros.

[Ty Cobb]

[quote name="AJ25" post="1094700" timestamp="1319642784"]
In hindsight, always 20/20, trading Roy O when we did was a great move. He hasn't been nearly the Roy O he was for the Stros.
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What did the astros get for oswalt?  I'm not an astros fan so I don't keep up with their trades.

[bullets13]

[quote name="AJ25" post="1094700" timestamp="1319642784"]
In hindsight, always 20/20, trading Roy O when we did was a great move. He hasn't been nearly the Roy O he was for the Stros.
[/quote]

nope, should've traded him the year before and gotten twice as much for him.

[AJ25]

[quote name="Ty Cobb" post="1096548" timestamp="1319769478"]
[quote author=AJ25 link=topic=90393.msg1094700#msg1094700 date=1319642784]
In hindsight, always 20/20, trading Roy O when we did was a great move. He hasn't been nearly the Roy O he was for the Stros.
[/quote]

What did the astros get for oswalt?  I'm not an astros fan so I don't keep up with their trades.
[/quote]

They made away pretty well for Roy O, even though no one sees it now. They got Happ who will be a good starter in the future, not a number 1, but a 3 or 4. Doesn't sound like much but every staff needs a 3 or 4. And their shortstop of the future, 20 yr old Jonathon Villar. He'll be in AA next year. I'd say he's the Opening Day SS in 2013. They also got another outfielder which they sent to Toronto for Brett Wallace.

[sportsfan2020]

Did i hear it right that they are realligning divisions? where's houston gonna be?

[AJ25]

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Did i hear it right that they are realligning divisions? where's houston gonna be?
[/quote]

They're trying to send Hou to the AL West with the Rangers, Angels, Mariners, and A's.

[the sports guy]

Give Oswalt another trackter and ask him to come back!

[AJ25]

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Give Oswalt another trackter and ask him to come back!
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He's got a pretty bad back... It'd have to be for cheap.

[AJ25]

We see why they didn't want Lidge.. lol. Not huge on Papelbon either anymore.