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The MacPhaillies - 2015 Show Phillies

Posted on July 1, 2015 at 09:09 PM.

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Notable Offseason Moves

Washington signed RP Sergio Romo at 3yrs/$17.4MM, to set up Drew Storen.

Oakland added OF Denard Span to the top of their lineup at $12.3MM over 3 years.

Chicago struck a deal to land the Carp's ace pitcher Kenta Maeda. However, this was a few months into the season and he scraped together a 7-8 record with a 4.16 earned run average.

Tampa Bay incorporated Jake Peavy into their already stocked pitching personnel, leaving Drew Smyly and Matt Moore on the outside looking in.

The Yanks weren't quiet, to no one's astonishment, agreeing with C/1B Victor Martinez following his stint with Detroit.

Boston countered with a $63.1MM megadeal for Elvis Andrus, despite already having rising infield prospects Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts in place. They could move Xander to third and Mookie to center field, taking out WMB and Jackie Bradley Jr.

I grabbed C.C. Sabathia so that the Red Sox could put him in the back of their rotation; he had produced a 4.19 ERA at 10-11 with rival New York. Even if he's slowing down he's still better than most mediocre options they had.

Baltimore broke the bank for the premier slugger available - Hanley Ramirez. His defense deficiences are hidden well at 2nd and he makes a great offensive tandem with J.J. Hardy. They look like a powerhouse with Machado, Nelson Cruz, Wieters, Adam Jones, Markakis, and Chris Davis all still in the fold. It does push Jonathan Schoop back down to AAA Norfolk.

San Fran improved the infield with the inclusion of Chase Headley and Asdrubal Cabrera. Asdrubal takes over for rookie Joe Panik, and Headley will move to his old position of left field after they retained Kung Fu Panda. Their pitching is solid so they upgraded the team all-round.

The Dodgers opened their pocketbook for Alex Rios, but their outfield was cluttered as is. It's a good problem to have when you're a rich club like LA.

St. Louis scooped up 1B Billy Butler, and I'm not sure why when they have Matt Adams. Perhaps for platoon differences?