Pedro Feliz May Not Be Leaving Philadelphia Phillies After All

Posted: 14th November 2009 by Shay Roddy in MLB
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A lot of the talk around the Phillies right now is regarding who will replace Pedro Feliz as third baseman, after the team declined their $5.5 million option to bring him back next season. The team will test the free-agent market but donÆt be surprised if there is no new third baseman after all. Feliz may just be the best option. Names like Adrian Beltre, Chone Figgins, Mark DeRosa, Joe Crede, Troy Glaus, Melvin Mora, Placido Polanco, and even Miguel Tejada have arisen to compete with Feliz, but there are flaws just about everywhere you look in that bunch. Though baseball has no salary cap, the Phillies do and they already have an enormous payroll. Players like Figgins and Beltre will command large dollar amounts for not much more production than Feliz provided the team with. Fel ...

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