2008-12-12T17:29:52-05:00 Phillies get Ibanez, trying to lock up Moyer 2008-12-12T14:17:06-05:00 6 2008-12-12T14:17:06-05:00 1 1 10 2008-12-12T17:29:52-05:00 29 nj evanjamesroskos collingswood 514153 6 Ibanez? he's 37 and not good at playing the outfield. and 3 years for him? Weren't there other alternatives that could have signed for 2 years or even just 1? 3641262 2008-12-12T17:12:01-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/632/510/thumb/KenGriffeyJr.jpg 2 WA Griffey2Seattle Seattle 633150 5 ESPN is reporting Burnett deal reached with the yankees! No mention of it on SI yet 3640997 2008-12-12T16:18:49-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/497/330/thumb/tony-romo-demotivational-poster-1228960456.jpg 163 NC RomoTheChokeArtist Greenville 497770 4 Espn breaks news faster than cnnsi consistantly, i always check the two sites and constantly find deals highlighted on espn that get posted on this website hours later. 3640213 2008-12-12T15:27:59-05:00 112 NY .talkingNYsports.com New York 623254 3 For the first time ever, ESPN has found a deal before SI.com. I say we can now give a toast to the baseball guys at ESPN for not reporting BREAKING NEWS about 5 hours after everyone else has heard about it. I hate when ESPN says things like, &quot;sources tell ESPN that blah blah blah&quot; when those sources are probably SI.com! Moving on, so Raul Ibanez is officially not a Met. Minaya did say that he is sticking with his position players (unless they go after Manny - which would not surprise me), but, there were rumors to the contrary about Ibanez. The Phillies have grabbed him to replace Pat Burrell (who still has no team - note the last paragraph in the linked article). He is a better hitter (with a bit less power) than Burrell, but he hits almost 40 points higher for his career. The only downside for the Phillies is that Pat The Bat is a righty and Raul is a lefty. This deal makes the Phillies vulnerable to a left handed starter (perhaps in the mold of a Johan Santana or Oliver Perez?)! It is rough carrying 2 power hitters who hit .250 (Ryan Howard isn't going anywhere), so I think this is a good deal for the Phillies. 3639268 2008-12-12T14:52:27-05:00 2 PA nast75 Philadelphia 188325 2 I guess its a compromise from the 2 yr $20 mil he was looking for. 3638593 2008-12-12T14:32:29-05:00 1121 CA Yankee27 Castaic 188694 1 Moyer for 2 years? Is this some kinda joke? 3638213 6 <p>LAS VEGAS -- The Phillies have an agreement with free-agent outfielder <strong>Raul Ibanez</strong>, SI.com has confirmed,&nbsp;and were working late Thursday night to try to lock up veteran left-hander <strong>Jamie Moyer</strong>. Ibanez is going to the World Champions for a three-year, $30-million deal, according to FOXsports.com, which first reported the Ibanez news. Moyer, 46, is believed likely to sign a two-year deal for about $15 million, though it's uncertain whether anything with Moyer is completed.</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084 31961