Ed Wade’s open for business, baby!

Joe Jr. hates competition. Joe Jr. is getting angry.

After a 4 runs in 2+ innings from the bullpen last night, turning a 7 inning 0R 2H outing from Myers into a loss, I've very nervous about the tradeable assets (Polanco, Howard) disappearing for some just-ready to fall off the cliff Reliever.

Better move quick before Graves' 10 days have passed.

I for one love the annual Amaury Telemaco sighting. For a couple weeks back there in the Cub days, I thought he was gonna be a good pitcher.

Sure, laugh now, but I used to think that about Jamie Moyer when he was posting crappy numbers for the Cubs and 12 years later he was a really good pitcher. Trust me, in 5 years, Telemaco's gonna start pitching 220 IP a year with a 120 ERA+.

And don't make me bring up Larry Gura.

Another arm to tempt the Cubs.

We're going to end up with one of these castoffs, I can just feel it. Ugh.

I still remember Amaury pouting when he lost a no-hitter in the middle innings of his 1st major league start. Well, I remmeber the pouting; I may be confused about the specifics.

I thought Telemaco was gonna be great.

Why no love for Telemaco? Since he came back from a lost 2002, he has been above average at all levels, and was clearly one of the 12 best pitchers coming out of spring training.

A free agent, he couldn't latch on anywhere else in the majors, and had to resort to yet another minor league contract. Why? How can any team claim they are short on bullpen arms when they could have had Telemaco for the minimum after spring training, but let him go.

So, everyone else underrates him too. Good for the Phils. I just don't understand why a guy who is clearly well above replacement can't land a steady major league job.

It would be great if Terry Ryan would call up Philly. Give em Rincon and Rivas for Polanco and minor leaguer or 2 with Philly picking up the money. Crain steps into the setup role, Travis Bowyer or Scott Baker take over Crain's current role.

Hey, I like Telemaco! All I said was that the Phils are never excited about using Telemaco.

I'm no Ed Wade or Charlie Manuel fan, but at least they got rid of Offerman and Adams in relatively quick fashion, suggesting they are beginning to understand the concept of sunk cost.

It doesn't matter who the Phillies use to replace Offerman and Adams in their respective roles. Not having Offerman automatically make an out while pinch-hitting and not having Adams automatically allow runs while relieving are two positive steps. Baby steps, maybe, but steps nonetheless.

I'm no Ed Wade or Charlie Manuel fan, but at least they got rid of Offerman and Adams in relatively quick fashion, suggesting they are beginning to understand the concept of sunk cost.

Relatively quick? It was obvious at least a month ago that both were toast.

It's... May 26th.

Damn that about 2 months longer than I thought.

So, years from now, are we all going to look back and wonder how the Twins coaxed a decent season out of Jose Awfulman in 2004?

So, years from now, are we all going to look back and wonder how the Twins coaxed a decent season out of Jose Awfulman in 2004?

Augie Ojeda fascinates me more. His OPS+ for his first four years with the Cubs, and then with the Twins last year:

77, 43, 31, -17, 130

Speaking of Augie, get a load of his BBRef sponsor.

Ryan Howard for Mike DeJean! You can have Manny Aybar too!

Screw that, AJM. We're holding out for Todd Wellemeyer AND Joe Borowski.

I'd rather the Twins sent JC Romero with Rivas for Polanco.

Rivas? The Phils already have the sucky Tomas Perez. Even Ed Wade knows you only "need" 1 sucky MI backup.