According to Howard Eskin and his brand new Twitter feed, the Phillies are seriously considering trading Shane Victorino in order to free up some money to resign Jayson Werth.
It makes sense on the surface, as finding a way to keep Werth has to be on top of Ruben Amaro's to-do list, and trading Victorino would free up $7.5 million next year. The Phils would then just insert Dominic Brown to play either center or right field, depending on where they feel he's best suited, and move on from there.
However, trading Victorino seems to create more problems than it solves. Sure, they probably free up enough money to keep Werth, but what do they do once Raul Ibañez moves on and they're forced to replace him in left field?
And even more importantly, how do you repl ...
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Will the Philadelphia Phillies Try to Move Shane Victorino to Keep Jayson Werth?
Posted: 11th May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLBComments Off on Will the Philadelphia Phillies Try to Move Shane Victorino to Keep Jayson Werth?