Joe Savery and the 5 Players the Philadelphia Phillies Should Trade
May 24, 2011 by Joe Redden
Filed under Fan News
No, I am not going to say trade Vance Worley. I know some people have thrown out that idea, and I have to say that makes almost no sense. He is one of the few young pitchers the Philadelphia Phillies have that are actually big league-ready now. His ERA is the lowest of all qualifying pitchers and he has nothing but upside.
Secondly, contrary to popular opinion, the Phils are not really in need of much big-league help They have a strong team of hitters that are working their way out of a slump. While I don’t believe that the 10-run game last night will become the standard, I also don’t believe that scoring two runs a game will become their standard operating procedure.
But the Phillies do have the opportunity to let go of some of their minor league players who will never contribute to their major league roster.
With that in mind, let’s get started.