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Phils Meet With Punto; Young Rumors Far-Fetched?

John Finger of Comcast SportsNet is reporting that the Phillies met with utility player Nick Punto today.

Also, La Velle Neal III thinks the Phillies won’t offer Jason Donald for Delmon Young, since Donald is in line as a contingency plan for Chase Utley and/or Pedro Feliz.

I ask this, however — doesn’t Punto sound like a contingency plan for Utley and/or Feliz? Wouldn’t signing Punto mean Donald is much more available as a trading chip? Just a thought, not that I think trading Donald is a great idea. Neal did say the Phils and Twins don’t plan to meet about Young, and they haven’t spoken yet.

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.