The Phillies' top priorities this offseason are to upgrade the bench, find a new third baseman, and retool the back end of the bullpen which was so good in their World Series-winning season two baseball years ago.
On Monday, they made a huge step towards improving the bench when they decided to remove Eric Bruntlett from the 40-man roster, which means he will become a free agent.
I have already said that the Phils should get either Garrett Atkins or Adrian Beltre to replace Pedro Feliz as the Phillies' everyday third baseman, with Mark DeRosa being another guy that I wouldnÆt mind picking up.
Yesterday, I said that the Phillies should take a chance on free agent starter Ben Sheets to solidify the starting rotation.
So how do you fix a bullpen which ranked ninth in the National L ...
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