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[MLB - Phillies] - No late additions planned for Phils' roster

Todd Zolecki — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:15 GMT

... an Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. Outfielders: Berry, Ben Francisco, Raul Ibanez, John Mayberry Jr., Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth. Todd Zolecki is a repo ...

[Bleacher Report] - Let's Make a Deal: Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies

TAB BAMFORD — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:03 GMT

... best of all-time. With Jimmy Rollins leading, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez are the heart of the order. Putting a consistent 100-RBI guy like Ramirez in ...

[Post-Gazette: Bob Smizik's Blog] - Same old blarney from Pirates

Bob Smizik — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:49 GMT

... oriano, Milton Bradley. The Philadelphia Phillies: Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz, Raul Ibanez, Jayson Werth. That’s what it takes to be a contender and a champion. But wh ...

[The Philadephia Inquirer & Daily News] - For Phillies, expect few fireworks in free agency

PAUL HAGEN hagenp@phillynews.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:36 GMT

... s meetings. And under Amaro, they helped set the market last year by signing Raul Ibanez relatively early. Amaro is on record as saying there appear to be more third ...

[Courier Post] - Phils will feel out free agency, then move

SCOTT LAUBER — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:48 GMT

... 06.75 million committed to 12 players (Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Brad Lidge, Raul Ibanez, Cliff Lee, Jamie Moyer, Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Cole Hamels, Ryan Mads ...

[The Daily Camera] - Lincecum wins Cy Young

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:25:23 GMT

... Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum reacting after getting Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez to fly out for the third out of the ninth inning of a baseball game, in San ...

[Courier Post: Philled In] - 11/19 – AMARO ON FREE AGENCY, PARK, EYRE

Scott Lauber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:35 GMT

... n Dec. 16, the Phillies satisfied their primary need by signing left fielder Raul Ibanez , then spent most of January giving raises and, in some cases, multiyear con ...

[Crashburn Alley] - Chronic Critics

Bill Baer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:33 GMT

... uation of Amaro, we mustn’t resort to ex post facto evaluations. Even though Raul Ibanez was an MVP candidate in the first half of the 2009 season and was one of the ...

[The Good Phight] - Is it Time to Trust the Phillies?

dajafi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:17:08 GMT

... the time he made them. I wrote last winter that the market-shaping deal for Raul Ibanez was so bad that "I can't even make a joke about this"; Ibanez absolutely car ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - Checking the Numbers: The 2009 Platoon Split Awards by Eric Seidman

Eric Seidman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:09 GMT

... ast season, just as too much pride should not be invested in how effectively Raul Ibanez tore apart fellow left-handers in his 167 trips to the dish this season. Wit ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - Footprints in the Snow: Phillies

Knox Bardeen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:53 GMT

... n 2008. He succeeded in that goal by replacing the departed Pat Burrell with Raul Ibanez in left field. The strategy worked as the Phillies won their division and ma ...

[River Avenue Blues] - Is Johnny Damon really that bad on defense?

Joseph Pawlikowski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:27:49 GMT

... yers below him with 1,000 or more innings in left field are Garret Anderson, Raul Ibanez, and Chris Coghlan. It appears that any way we look at it, Johnny Damon was ...

[Philly.com: High Cheese] - Phillies FA Preview: The Bench

David Murphy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:28:13 GMT

... he plays mostly in the outfield, making him an excellent candidate to spell Raul Ibanez for a game or two per week. But he has spent most of his career as a third b ...

[ESPN] - Jerry Crasnick: Trust the eyes or the numbers? Defensive analysis still highly subjective

Jerry Crasnick — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:46:05 GMT

... among LFs Player UZR Carl Crawford 17.6 David DeJesus 14.9 Juan Rivera 12.7 Raul Ibanez 8.0 Matt Holliday 5.7 Carlos Lee -5.4 Chase Headley -7.8 Johnny Damon -9.2 A ...

[MLB - Phillies] - DeRosa could fill in for Phils at third

Todd Zolecki — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:44 GMT

... eRosa last winter. The deal ultimately fell through, and the Phillies signed Raul Ibanez to play left field. Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was n ...