Just got back from a luncheon (chicken and pasta) with Phils manager Charlie Manuel. Not much to report on the trade front, except that the Phillies are still talking. So much so, in fact, that GM Pat Gillick has laryngitis.Stop laughing. I'm serious.
One move that could be imminent is a trade with the Nationals for OF Ryan Church, who basically would replace David Dellucci as a left-handed-hitting spare outfielder. Church, 28, batted .276 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs in only 71 games last season. He angered Nationals officials when he refused their request to play winter ball in Mexico.
"He had nothing to prove down there," Church's agent, Jeff Borris, told the Washington Post. "All his statistics add up to one fine season. He needs someone to give him 500 at-bats [in a season] and I think we'll see what he can do."
The Nationals are looking for a pitching prospect in return for Church. Gavin Floyd, perhaps?
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