Lets hope Halladay is a playoff stud like Lee

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32

How the heck are they not better than last year?? Polanco is a upgrade over Feliz and Halladay is a slight upgrade over Lee. Other than that we are exactly the same.. except our bench is a lot BETTER than last year. (our bench went something like 1/32 in the whole post season last year.. not good)

I expect Happ to be freaking awesome again this year.. (glad they traded Drebeck and not Happ)

the 5th starter and some bullpen guys need to be figured out.

I really wouldnt be surprised to see them make another mid season trade for another starter like they've done the past two years.

Lidge sucked last year and we still ran away with the Pennant. He cant possibly be any worse. And if he sucks just as bad and Manuel puts him in as closer in the Post Season AGAIn than Manuel should be fired.

Hamels also cant possibly be any worse than last year. Amaro is really basing this trade around Hamels being 2008 Hamels. I'm not confident but am hopefull.

Myers is not on this team anymore.

Look to see them pick up a Smoltz type guy and another bullpen pitcher who can close if needed.

Also we need to sign Chan Ho Park and Durbin.. big time.

Granted Polonco is an upgrade. Halladay is also an upgrade, but you already had a guy in that spot who was comparable (Halladay is better but Lee was no slouch, either way you had a #1 stud/ace).
I agree with you about Happ, he could turn out to be a good one.
But I just think you are basing the rest on the fact that they came close to winning it again last year, with several of the guys just having awful seasons. So you automatically think that they will be a better team this year because they can't play any worse than they did last season. But what if those guys regress again?
I'm not saying that they aren't a good team, but there are obvious question marks reguarding their pitching that warrents consideration.