Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Is Ruben Amaro Jr a Strat Fan?

With the Phillies latest signing of Cliff Lee, I have to wonder if Phil's GM Ruben Amaro Jr. is a strat manager at heart trapped in MLB. His moves of acquiring Halladay, Oswalt and now Lee smack of moves that a savvy strat manager would make in pursuit of a championship. The acquisition of Lee gives the Phillies a truly formidable rotation and if all remain healthy, could propel them to another WS appearance. Amaro makes deals and flips players almost as often as NASBL's own "Trader Stan" (but not quite). This is quite an accomplishment in the NASBL feeder program known as MLB. It is this writer's opinion that if we have another opening in NASBL, Amaro should be contacted to fill the slot.

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