Park fifth starter, Phils have talked with Sheffield
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Park fifth starter, Phils have talked with Sheffield
Andy Martino
The hits keep coming this week. After releasing Geoff Jenkins, the Phillies have informed Chan Ho Park that he will be their fifth starter. J.A. Happ will compete with Gary Majewski, Bobby Mosebach and Jack Taschner for a bullpen spot. A visably upset Happ has so far declined to speak with the media.
Also, Ruben Amaro Jr. said that the team had spoken with Gary Sheffield's representative. Sheffield, 40, was released by the Tigers today. At the moment, Miguel Cairo is the 25th man on the roster, but Amaro made clear that he was still looking at other alternatives for that job.
Good for Park. He deserves it. I'm also thinking Happ may be better off in the minor league rotation than in the bullpen ... hard to say. Forget Sheffield.— s
I wish I could footnote correctly, but the genius behind "Chan's Ho's" must be very pleased. Now, how I am getting to the upper deck in pumps and a sarong every fifth day, I don't know.- Phillies fans should pray that the Mets sign Sheffield. He exudes dysfunction, and there is no team more fun to watch disintegrate than the Mets. Jose Reyes, move over! Releasing Jenkins is the right move, too. There is no real 'problem' that the Phillies have a preponderance of lefthanded bats coming off the bench. They are going to face mostly righthanded relievers. There just aren't many lefthanders coming out of opposing bullpens this year. The Phillies underlined that by going after Jack Tashner. Momma, teach your son to throw lefthanded!
- Sheffield is a Dbag, why else would the Tigers eat his money to get rid of him. And they made the wrong move with Park. Happ deserved that spot.— scoob
- chan ho earned it! good to see this team is coming together nicely.. i dont quite understand the jenkins release with stairs still on the team, but i have faith in the young amarao— DrKall
- JA Happ needs to be a man and not cry on TV, that was embarrassing to watch on CSNPhilly— BHite15
Too bad for Jenkins - regardless o fthe fit he had a great attitude. Hard to find that all the time. Sheffield is poison but boy when he hits it is a beautyful thing to see. His shoulder though remains completely shot. He reminds me of Pete Gray trying to get the ball back in to the infield. I hope Mayberry is the answer. Good question posed is "what will Kyle kendrick get you?".— Bone- Hooooooooooooooo!— J H
- I think Sheffield will be a factor simply for the fact that he is expected to be a bench player and he has the skills. As for his attitude, give the guy a chance. What are we afraid of? Don't you think the leaders on this team know how to work with different personalities. Gary is a bit older and probably wiser. I think he'd be excited to have a chance to be a part of this team, which is exactly what he would be, a 'part'. Sign him for a year and see what sticks. I like the way the Phillies are playing this. When do we recall the Phillies being real 'players' and having the budget to work the market? What I do know for sure is this is exciting.— psujethro
Comment removed.- Park earned it and I am pleased for him as he's always a great pro. As for Sheffield, I hope that is just a rumor and nothing comes out of it. maria duval.— meret
