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Phillies Shopping Thome To DH-Needy AL Teams
The Phillies are making Jim Thome available to American League teams in need
of help at designated hitter, two AL executives tell ESPN's Jayson Stark.
Ruben Amaro didn't confirm that he was shopping the veteran slugger, but
said "if there's a situation out there that benefits both Jim and the
Phillies, we'll try to put something together."
"The ideal situation right now, because he can't really play defense in the
National League, would be for Jim to play in the American League," Amaro
said. "He still has the ability to win a game for us and be productive off
the bench. The problem is, the further away he gets from regular at-bats, the
more difficult it becomes for him to do that."
Thome spent a month on the DL with a back injury and is just 1-for-16 as a
pinch-hitter for Philadelphia this season, but showed he can still produce
with regular playing time, hitting .333/.415/.722 with four homers in 41
plate appearances while serving as the Phillies' designated hitter in
interleague play. This stretch convinced Thome that he is best suited as a
DH and he has told the Phils that he would accept a trade to an AL team if a
fit can be found.
Thome's friends say he would prefer to return to one of his former teams, but
the Indians and White Sox have their DH spots filled and the Twins will be
sellers instead of buyers at the trade deadline. Among AL contenders, the
Orioles stand out as having the clearest need for a DH, with the Rays (Luke
Scott has struggled and Hideki Matsui hasn't produced much) and Rangers as
darkhorse candidates, though Thome would be expendable in Texas once Mitch
Moreland returns from the DL in August.
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費城人 GM Ruben Amaro Jr. 說 球隊考慮將大叔交易到需要 DH 的球隊
現年 41 歲的 Thome 大叔 先前因為背傷缺席一個月 加上今年代打的打擊
只有慘兮兮的 1 - 16 使得球隊認為大叔在美聯才會有比較大的發揮空間
他今年跨聯盟的打擊三圍 .333/.415./.722 絕大部分都是做客美聯時打出來的
現在 1B 有 Ty Wigginton John Mayberry Jr. Hector Luna 等人輪流
加上 Ryan Howard 已經開始打復建賽 也讓大叔更加壓縮出場空間
現在就看有無美聯球隊缺 DH 的 可以來商量看看 找尋最合適的球隊
可是印第安人 Travis Hafner 即將回到陣中 白襪則是有 Adam Dunn
去年東家雙城則有可能當賣方 接受的機率不太大 目前有可能浮上檯面的則有
金鳥跟光芒 金鳥想加強打擊火力 光芒則是想取代 Luke Scott 跟松井秀喜
條子則是 Mitch Moreland 受傷 雖然他八月份就會復出
大叔魂 !!