"They're in it," the source said. "They got the ball rolling."
The Phillies have apparently made what appears to be a 5 year offer today to Soriano. There are a number of other teams that are also in the mix for Soriano, but there it doesn't seem like there is any frontrunner that we know of. Gillick said that he doesn't expect to find pitching in the free-agent market, which hopefully means that any of that extra cash they have can go towards buying a new big bat.
Of the free agents that Gillick might go after the article had this to say:
Gillick told the paper the Phillies expressed interest in roughly 40 of the 180 or so players that filed for free agency. Those names include Joe Borowski, David Weathers, Miguel Batista, Chad Bradford, Tomo Ohka, Octavio Dotel on the pitching side, and Mark DeRosa, Wes Helms and Soriano on the hitting side.
40 players seems like a lot, but just 'expressing interest' doesn't mean much. I am glad to see Gillick doing something and not saying 'I think we can win with the team we got.'
That Japanese 3B doesn't appear to be coming to Philadelphia. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It appears Tampa Bay has won the bidding right for Japanese third baseman Akinori Iwamura. The Devil Rays reportedly outbid the Indians, San Diego and Boston for the left-handed hitter. The Yakult Swallows, Iwamura's club, are expected to announce the winning bid Wednesday or Thursday.ESPN.com says that Mark DeRosa signed a 3 year contract for $13 million.
That would leave Wes Helms as the only free agent 3B left that the Phillies are going after according to that one article.
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