May 15 -- KEEP DREAMING

We knew the Phillies were interested in hard-throwing Brewers setup man Derrick Turnbow during the offseason. In fact, his name came up at the winter meetings in December. But, it turns out Charlie Manuel once had his eye on another Brewers reliever -- closer Francisco Cordero.

Cordero wasn't available last winter. But Manuel wanted the Phillies to trade for him before the Brewers got him from Texas. (Quick history lesson: Early last season, Cordero lost his job as the Rangers' closer to Akinori Otsuka. In July, Cordero was dealt to Milwaukee in the trade that sent Carlos Lee to Texas. Newark native and UD product Kevin Mench also went to the Brew Crew in that deal. ) "I wanted that guy when Texas traded him," Manuel said of Cordero. "He's got good stuff."

Uh, yeah. Cordero already has 15 saves and a 0.54 ERA this season. Since he joined the Brewers, he's 31-for-33 in save chances with a 1.25 ERA. Manuel would take that. Heck, what manager wouldn't?

Needless to say, relievers of that quality won't be available this year. Unless, of course, a team is willing to part with two of three big-time prospects. The Phillies had some interest in veteran lefty Ron Villone, but the Yankees called him up from Triple-A today, preventing him from becoming a free agent. The Phillies passed on Rheal Cormier, and in the 50-cent edition Wednesday, you can read about why.