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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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费城人 GM Ruben Amaro Jr. 说 球队考虑将大叔交易到需要 DH 的球队
现年 41 岁的 Thome 大叔 先前因为背伤缺席一个月 加上今年代打的打击
只有惨兮兮的 1 - 16 使得球队认为大叔在美联才会有比较大的发挥空间
他今年跨联盟的打击三围 .333/.415./.722 绝大部分都是做客美联时打出来的
现在 1B 有 Ty Wigginton John Mayberry Jr. Hector Luna 等人轮流
加上 Ryan Howard 已经开始打复建赛 也让大叔更加压缩出场空间
现在就看有无美联球队缺 DH 的 可以来商量看看 找寻最合适的球队
可是印第安人 Travis Hafner 即将回到阵中 白袜则是有 Adam Dunn
去年东家双城则有可能当卖方 接受的机率不太大 目前有可能浮上台面的则有
金鸟跟光芒 金鸟想加强打击火力 光芒则是想取代 Luke Scott 跟松井秀喜
条子则是 Mitch Moreland 受伤 虽然他八月份就会复出
大叔魂 !!