OK, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, is reporting that the Phillies are interested in reacquiring Cliff Lee from the Mariners. My first thought was to wonder if that meant Lee will be playing second on the days that he is not pitching.
I mention this report only because Ken Rosenthal seems to get things more right than wrong, and he was certainly all over the Roy Halladay trade--and how trading Lee might be what would make it work--before those two deals went down last December. But without trading Domonic Brown, how could the Phillies make this happen? And why would they now trade the untouchable Domonic Brown? Rosenthal speculates that any trade involving the M's might include Jayson Werth. Why can't I get even a little bit excited about any of this? I guess I am over Lee.
Roy Halladay just last weekend called Chase Utley the driving force behind the team. That was before the injury. Things are going to be tough without Utley. And with Polanco out for really who knows how long, they get tougher.
At the start of the season the idea was to have Rollins batting first and Polanco second. That has happened just 10 times this year. In those 10 games, the Phillies are nine and one. I guess it was a good idea. But nothing's working now.
