Phillies Trade Victorino & Pence

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Shane Victorino will hear an unfamiliar sound at Chavez Ravine: cheers. The Phillies traded the two-time All-Star center fielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for reliever Josh Lindblom and minor league pitcher Ethan Martin. Philadelphia also gets a player to be named or cash for the 31-year-old Victorino, who can become a free agent after the season.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source-phillies-send-victorino-165424591--mlb.html]sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source-phillies-send-victorino-165424591--mlb.html[/url]

Hunter Pence hopes this sequel has a better ending. The Philadelphia Phillies traded the two-time All-Star right fielder to the San Francisco Giants for three players on Tuesday. It's the second time in two years Pence went from last place to first place right before the non-waiver trade deadline. The Phillies got outfielder Nate Schierholtz, minor league catcher Tommy Joseph and minor league right-handed pitcher Seth Rosin.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/phillies-send-pence-giants-182145037--mlb.html]sports.yahoo.com/news/phillies-send-pence-giants-182145037--mlb.html[/url]

I figured I'd combine these two articles into one topic because they both involve the Phillies. The Phillies have been awful this season, so they're making a lot of changes. They got three pitchers in this, so I'm wondering what changes will eventually be made to their pitching staff. Also, they got a catcher, so maybe they'll trade Carlos Ruiz sooner or later. He's been their best player this season, but that obviously hasn't counted for much from a team standpoint. They're not winning very many games.

Thoughts?
 
I think Lindblom is really the only player that could make an immediate impact, but I think these trades were nessesary. Neither Victorino or Pence have performed consistently so far this season.
 
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Jul 31, 2012 16:27:34 GMT -5 Ozzie said:I think Lindblom is really the only player that could make an immediate impact, but I think these trades were nessesary. Neither Victorino or Pence have performed consistently so far this season.

I agree with this.
 
Thank god he is out of the NL East. He tormented the mets for years. Glad to see him go. i think he will do a fine job there.
 
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Aug 2, 2012 1:34:53 GMT -5 don0tto said:Thank god he is out of the NL East. He tormented the mets for years. Glad to see him go. i think he will do a fine job there.

I'm a Rays and Braves fan, so I agree. The Rays lost to the Phillies in the 2008 World Series. I hate the Phillies because of it. The Braves have been dominated by the Phillies these past few seasons. Shane Victorino definitely played a big part in that. Now if only the Phillies didn't have such a great pitching staff. :P
 
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