Give me a Ph(elps)

by KennyWang on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM EDT

Perhaps one of the most lamentable consequences of the Lopez signing is that the Cardinals aren't likely to utilize Josh Phelps as the 25th man. As I write this post, Phelps is playing in Memphis and has just hit his 27th homer, his 9th in his past seven games. He is playing in a different solar system right now. If you remember, at the tail end of 2007, Phelps raked during a short stint as a Pirate. I think this guy, age 30, might be at some performance spike and deserves to be on a big league club. Baseball Prospectus has his major league eqa at .252 (his actual eqa is .294). Granted, Stav's eqa in Memphis was .293, but Phelps has shown bursts of actual success at the big league level. I really don't want to see Stav up there in a pressure situation and would much rather have Phelps. Also, with Duncan out for the season, don't the cardinals need a backup first baseman/5th outfielder? I guess he's never really played outfield in the bigs, but he's played rf in memphis this year.

Basically, I would have liked to have seen Barton switched with Stav and then Ryan switched with Phelps. Now, we probably won't see him until Sept.

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Phelps should be traded

instead of called up. He can only play 1B.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 6, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

+1

I’m surprised no one took a flyer on him around the deadline.

THE SKIP IS LEGIT!!

Seriously... what were Rich Harden's parents thinking?!?!?!

by stltrav09 on Aug 6, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Or DL Ankiel

and use Phelps as a pinch hitter. He’d be the best option off the bench immediately.

by azruavatar on Aug 6, 2008 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

+1 absolutely

no question. I’ve been saying since ST that signing phelps to a minor league deal was one of Mo’s best moves; he might have been worth 5 or 6 games to a team like the Mariners. We’re at the point in the season in which a few timely pinch hits (a la spezio and duncan in ‘06) can make or break the season, and one thing phelps can do is hit the ball.

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Aug 7, 2008 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions

and DH

which makes him an even more valuable trade chip.

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by Tackle Box on Aug 6, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions