Read: The Steve Phillips Solution
By Matthew Cerrone - May 8, 2008 7:27 pm

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Comment by stc85
2008-05-08 19:40:16

Phillips wasn’t great, but he did make some good deals. Trading Todd Hundley for Armando Benitez and Roger Cedeno was a very good move. Trading Cedeno and Dotel for Mike Hampton was very good. Letting Hampton walk to draft David Wright was very good.

On the other hand, Billy Taylor, Mel Rojas, Kevin Appier, not so good.

Comment by itsmetsforme
2008-05-08 22:45:10

“letting Mike Hampton walk to draft David Wright” So you’re saying he knew that Hampton’s pick would get Wright? Just clarifying.

Comment by domosnacks5
2008-05-09 02:38:18

Yes, he’s saying that, because it did. The compensatory pick we got for Hampton signing with Colorado was the sandwich pick between the first and second that year which we drafted one David Wright.

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Comment by mrose
2008-05-09 07:20:40

domosnacks5, I think most of the message board knows that fact by now, but itsmetsforme was just trying to sarcastically state that there is NO way possible that Steve Phillips KNEW DWright would be there and obviously couldn’t see the future on him. It could just as well turned out that hampton had multiple cy young seasons and our draft pick for him was terrible…

 
 
 
 
Comment by pvhornet05
2008-05-08 19:41:58

He also signed Reyes.

Comment by Metdamage
2008-05-08 21:33:05

No he didn’t. Scout Eddy Toledo “discovered” Reyes and told Omar Minaya, who at that time was the Head of International Scouting, Minaya told Asst. GM Jim Duquette.

There is a story that the Cubs were going to sign Reyes when Toledo told the Cubs that Duquette passed on him.
Once the Cubs got into the mix, Jim Duquette signed Reyes right after his 16th birthday.

Steve Phillips had no input on Reyes and viewed Met prospects as assets for trades. Phillips was never into scouting and development.

 
 
Comment by D in Ben Lomond
2008-05-08 19:46:07

Yeah, And almost traded Reyes for Larkin and Wright for Cruz Jr.! The fool was in love with the aged.

Comment by ravi3
2008-05-08 22:25:27

Didn’t know about Larkin, but Phillips DID offer him in the Alomar deal, but Cleveland opted for Escobar instead…Of course its hard to kill him on that one, because nobody forsaw Alomars steeeeeeeep decline.

 
 
Comment by Wright88
2008-05-08 19:49:56

His suggestions are just so stupid…nothing else to say. Dunn for Lind and Marcum?! Griffey for Quentin or Crede?!

 
Comment by NickA33
2008-05-08 20:26:07

I just threw up in my mouth a lil bit…

Comment by KinersKornerman
2008-05-08 22:40:20

Too many people on this site throw up in their mouths too often. Can we go for more varied forms of negative reaction, like “fell off my chair” or “dropped my chalupa”? Just a thought.

Comment by itsmetsforme
2008-05-08 22:46:37

reading your post, i just spit up vomit all over my chair and chalupa.

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Comment by KinersKornerman
2008-05-08 23:03:04

LOL…nice job.

Clean up in aisle itsmetsforme

 
 
Comment by NickA33
2008-05-09 10:27:34

How about…

I think I just sharted…

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Comment by MetsFan21
2008-05-08 20:35:37

So Steve Phillips is an asinine GM… and those “trades” if we can call it - you can definitely make them in MLB Baseball 2008. So now, where does that leave Jim Duquette - who must have been stupidly drunk on tequila shots and vodka to trade Scott Kazmir for someone not named Carlos Zambrano.

 
Comment by metterman
2008-05-08 20:46:46

Eveytime i see steve phillips on baseball tonight i curl up into the fetal position and whimper under my bed. oooo the nightmares.

 
Comment by Dafatone80
2008-05-08 21:05:23

Steve Phillips has the right idea. Kind of. Sort of. Not really.

The Reds should look to unload a few players. They have some great young talent, but they’re not a good team quite yet. Phillips is an idiot (of course) for thinking that you trade your aging veterans for budding superstars. You trade them for prospects. Actual minor league prospects. Or you hold onto them and let them walk in walk years, gaining sandwich compensation picks while your team’s fans complain that you’re getting nothing for them. Either way works.

Anyway, they should trade Dunn, to us, for Jorge Sosa. Anyone object?

Also, they should’ve gotten rid of Aaron Harang a while ago. The guy is GREAT. Absolute #1 ace great. He’s 1-5.

8 starts, 55.1 innings, that’s just under 7 a start. 47 k’s, era 3.09, whip 1.10, terrible pitcher’s park. Can we have him?

And yes, that Sosa Dunn trade is a joke.

 
Comment by rogasm
2008-05-08 21:08:05

For the record, I am NOT a Steve Phillips fan, however he has been to more World Series’ than Omar. Come on Omar! You’re better than that. LETS GO METS!!!

 
Comment by therealsince86
2008-05-08 21:14:24

Funny but I can’t seem to post about KGJR.

 
Comment by therealsince86
2008-05-08 21:17:11

Next person to read this try and post the last name of the Red closing in on 600 HR.

Comment by Tidewater
2008-05-08 23:46:14

Wow! I just tried, and you’re right, it doesn’t work!

 
 
Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-05-08 21:42:58

Phillips is dumb but the Mets should try to get Affeldt away from the Reds, to fill Sosa’s shoes.

 
Comment by kevinmets31
2008-05-08 22:19:33

“Phillips thinks Steinbrenner is a raging moron who smokes PCP dipped in embalming fluid.” that comment gave me a good laugh

 
Comment by miker94
2008-05-08 22:21:59

as i read this article, the look on my face resembled that of the aflac duck after yogi made those comments in the barber shop.

Comment by Tidewater
2008-05-08 23:47:20

That commercial has the worst fake Yogi-isms. I’m embarrassed for the man that he had to deliver them.

 
Comment by Peter
2008-05-09 08:42:14

Great visual

 
 
Comment by metjim
2008-05-09 07:53:29

LOL, it’s funny how many people think Phillips traded Kazmir.

 
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