Setup Men

The Phils just pulled an offer to Joe Borowski. Here's to hoping that the Phils can get back on this deal, Borowski would be a good fit for the team. He isn't an overpowering pitcher but he would be an able 8th inning guy and could fill the closer roll if Gordon gets hurt again.

The problem seems to be his shoulder, so it does seem wise not to invest a multi year deal in his 35 year old arm. At least make him one of those vesting deals, so if he manages to hurt himself again we don't need to keep him.
Joe had himself a closer worthy season last year, finishing with 33 saves and an ERA of 3.75 for the Marlins. He compares pretty favorably with Tom Gordon's 34 saves and an ERA of 3.34. Since Gordon enters the season at the ripe old age of 39, so he is pretty high risk for injury.

Tragically Ryan Madson showed he doesn't have the make up to be a closer but he is a huge asset to the team as a setup/relief pitcher. Since the bullpen is a huge weekness for the Phils, its nice to see them attempting to address the problems.

Adam Eaton

The Phils seem to have gone into full panic mode and now are just throwing money at anyone they can find. The Phils lost out on their main goal of getting a big time power threat, from the free agent pool, to protect Ryan Howard. Since the trade market is pretty barren in that respect the Phils have retooled their efforts towards their pitching staff. All the best free agent pitchers won't even look at the home run haven of Philly, they have to look past Zito and Schmidt and to the second tier pitchers. Again the Phils first option, of keeping Randy Wolf, bolted for the Dodgers so enter ...

Realistically Eaton isn't going to fix any of Philly's problems but it should be a solid 3-5 starter for this team. He never really panned out, he was an early first round pick, but has never won more than 11 games, had an ERA lower than 4.08, or pitched more than 130 innings in two years. When it comes down to it hes an good upside pitcher who can't stay healthy. One more thing, he has a slight tendency to be a fly ball pitcher and is going to park that eats fall ball pitchers for lunch.
Alright so we over payed but the Phils now have a solid rotation

1. Cole Hamels 9-8 4.08

2. Bret Myers 12-7 3.91

3. John Lieber 9-11 4.93

4. Jamie Moyer 11-14 4.30

5. Adam Eaton 7-4 5.12

If they all pitch the way they are capable of it could be a decent season. All we need is for Hamels to continue to develop, Moyer continues to defy time, Myers stays out of trouble, and Eaton stays healthy.