Hi Group,
Reds fan here...just noticed the Pirates let Josh Phelps go this week
and was wondering if anybody here had any insight as to why?
Seemed to me the guy could hit, played a decent enough first base, and
was a servicable emergency catcher besides. He put up some very good
numbers after the Pirates claimed him off waivers from the Yankees and
his August numbers were almost unbelievable.
His salary last year was only $600,000 according to Baseball
Reference, so I can't even see this as a salary dump. Was he hurt or
something? Why cut the guy who had the best OPS+ on the team?
JK
