"Time To Reclaim Our Spot"....Official Philadelphia Phillies Offseason Thread

[Jerz-2]

Kinda late, but

Anyway...where my fellow Phillies heads at?

Today we signed Delmon Young...it's an extremely low-risk deal, so I'm widdit:

The Phillies and free agent Delmon Young agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $750,000 plus potential performance bonuses. The signing is a low-risk, high-reward move for the Phils. Young, who is 27, earned 2012 American League Championship Series MVP honors with the Detroit Tigers and hit .267 with 18 home runs and 74 RBIs in the regular season. He also had a career-high 112 RBIs in 2010 with the Minnesota Twins and has a career .824 OPS against left-handed pitchers.

But Young also has battled consistency issues on the field and has had several notable off-the-field problems, including an April arrest in New York on a second-degree aggravated harassment charge. Police said an intoxicated Young hurled anti-Semitic slurs at four men, and Major League Baseball suspended him for seven days as a result.

Sounds like he'll fit right in with THIS city.

Also...I don't think they should send Ruf down as a result of this signing. He NEEDS to start, that kid got next. But this is a good "insurance policy", if you will.

I'll be back later with the breakdowns.....