ESPN.com – MLB – Friday roundup: Phils acquire Felix Rodriguez
The Phillies get Rodriguez, who presumably will set up Worrell (with Billy Wagner out indefinitely), dealing from a position of depth. Ledee’s not great, but he’s pretty good and will be one of the Giants’ better hitters.
As long as Bowa’s still employed, though, the Phils are going nowhere.
Phillies also picked up Todd Jones from the Reds. Combined these trades mean the Phils essentially tread water, with Jones/Rodriguez replacing Madson (?) and Wagner. Once those guys return (assuming they do, I don’t know what the injuries are) they’ll have a hellaciously strong bullpen. But for now, they’ve recovered fairly well to meely be a little worse than they were to start the week.