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Could Blanton Trade Mean Holliday To Phils?

Stay with me.

The Phillies, in acquiring Joe Blanton, essentially acquired Brett Myers, version 2.0. He’s a bit younger (27), much cheaper (arb-eligible through 2010) and maybe more promising (his arm hasn’t fallen off yet, and he’s not a headcase).

Brett Myers, as we all know, wants to close games. The Rockies, as we’re finding out, don’t have a real closer, and are probably going to lose Brian Fuentes via trade.

Not that it’s a genuine possibility, but could the Phils swing Myers, Jayson Werth (or Shane Victorino) and a top prospect (such as Carlos Carrasco) to the Rockies for Holliday?

Myers has two years and about $17M left on his contract. Holliday has two years and about $23M left on his. The Rox would gain a closer, a replacement outfielder for Holliday and a future starting pitcher. The Phils, obviously, would gain an elite talent capable of lifting the offense to mammoth proportions.

Again, just throwing it out there. Debate, if you’d like.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.