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"Can we go into the season and hope that our health holds up? We could. Is that the right thing to do? It may not be. We have to get better. We have to get better in a lot of areas."
Then why did you resign Utley? Why do you want to resign Ruiz? Why do you want to resign Halladay!?
"Ruf is not a rightfielder," Amaro said. "I think he can fill in for us. I think he can fill in in certain areas, but I can't sit here and tell you that he's an everyday player for us. He's going to have to fight for a job in some way, shape, or form. Can he add some depth to our bench, to our club overall? Can he play a little left, can he play a little right, can he play a little first and give [Ryan] Howard a blow? He can become valuable in that regard.
"But I don't know he's an everyday player yet. It's hard to say that he's an everyday player in the outfield. I think we're doing ourselves a disservice, because we just need to be better in the outfield defensively."
But, you had no concern about D Young roaming around out there. Or Michael Young at third. You can't claim you are concerned about defense when you signed those two clowns LAST YEAR.
He again reiterated his desire to retain Roy Halladay. It is not a priority; the process could extend well into the winter. Halladay is difficult to evaluate because of his health. He made $20 million in 2013.
So, he keeps bringing it up, but it isn't a priority?
"As far as monetizing his contract, I have no idea where to go there yet," Amaro said. "I have to talk to our guys about it. It's going to be something that is south of where he is now, clearly, but the question is how far south do you go without embarrassing the player? We talked about the shared risk, and that is something that will have to happen. But we have some time. It's not a pressing issue."
Jesus, he's going to give him $10+ million...
Amaro says Phillies must be 'creative'