Lima could be a steal for Philadelphia
In the past 10 days the Phillies have agreed to terms with Brett Myers (deservedly so) and taken a chance on Ryan Franklin (uh, why?). It got me thinking, maybe the Phillies should start looking at a potential free agent steal, Jose Lima.
Lima is one of those pitchers, whether winning or losing, that adds personality and heart to the dugout. Sure, he can be rough around the edges, but when he's "on" we're talking a potential 15-game winner.
Now, I'm not a huge fan of throwing money around on chances, but it appears the Phillies' front office is. So, while they're tossing around the green, they might want to consider a man like Lima.
I also began to think of a few more arms (either SP or RP) who Philly should evaluate, all of which make more sense than Franklin. Here they are in no particular order:
Kaz Ishii
Matt Herges
Julian Tavarez
Keiichi Yabu
posted by Michael Ciavarella @ 9:01 PM
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Are you nuts? Lima stinks! Dude was 5-16 with a 6.99 in a pitcher's park in KC. What do you think he's going to do in the homer happy Philly stadium? Jose has had two good years (98-99) and one okay year (2004) but the rest of his years have been awful. Not just bad, awful! Check out some of these seasons:
1995: 6.11 ERA
1996: 5.70
1997: 5.28
2000: 6.65 (in 196 IP)
2001: 5.54
2002: 7.77
2003: 4.91
2005: 6.99 (in 169 IP)
If he weren't so sexy singing merengue on his microphone, you'd realize you were being seduced by an awful pitcher!
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