First let’s look at Pedro Feliz. The 34 year old third basemen has been regarded as one of the best defenders in the NL the past couple of years at the hot corner. Pedro hit 12 dingers and knocked in 82 runs last year. He batted .266 with no stolen bases. He was replaced by gold glove second basemen Placido Polanco.Pedro signed a deal with the Astros this offseason.

The next player is big man Matt Stairs. The Canadian signed a minor league deal with the Padres, but he shouldn’t have trouble getting on the San Diego bench. Stairs is 41 now, but he can still hit towering homeruns. Last year, he hit 5 homeruns off the bench, and knocked in 17, while batting a meager .194. His power should be hampered by Petco’s big stadium. He was replaced by 1st basemen/outfielder Ross Gload.

Chan Ho Park signed a one year deal with the Yankees this past week. Park won the 5th rotation spot out of spring training last year, only to lose it to J.A. Happ. Park preformed well in the bullpen, posting a 2.70 ERA in 46 appearances, while calling Citizens Bank Park his home.

Scott Eyre retired this offseason at the age of 37. Eyre posted an impressive 1.50 ERA out of the Phillies pen last, with 22 K’s. Scott pitched in 617 career games, posting a career 4.23 ERA and 537 strikeouts. He won 28 games while losing 30 in his big league play.

And last but not least, we have none other then Cliff Lee. Lee was a great addition for the Phillies in the second part of the year. He was dominating in the postseason, and Phillies fans won’t forget what he brought us. He posted a 3.22 ERA last year, and struck out 181 batters in the American League and National League. The Phillies traded the 2008 AL Cy Young Winner to the Mariners this offseason so they could acquire Roy Halladay. The Mariners home ball park, Safeco Field should help his stats, and also having a couple of great outfielders in Ichiro and Franklin Gutierrez.

I realize I left out a couple of Phillies like Tyler Walker, Paul Bako, Rodrigo Lopez, and others. All these players will be remembered for what they did. The city of Philadelphia thanks you. 

I will be posting an article later about the players we got this offseason. Check Back.