I love how all the baseball pundits or so-called "experts" said Brandon Phillips was a "goner." That the Reds were absolutely going to trade him this off season. Especially now that they've had to back track on those statements of absolute. Because now those same people are saying Phillips is "unlikely" to be traded. Click this link.
In fact, one writer said he spoke with clubs the Reds allegedly had spoken with about Phillips and got the feeling ownership was more the driving force than the front office. (See @jaysonst on Twitter) If that's the case, I go back to what I've said regarding this whole thing in the first place. Which is, if Mr. Castellini pushed for the signing of Phillips for this long-term multi-million dollar contract; then he should have known what he was getting into with Phillips, and no article in a magazine should be the driving force behind trading him one year into said new contract-- no matter how critical Phillips was of ownership. It's just not good baseball business.
So going forward, assuming Phillips is in the fold, the Reds need to announce Phillips' participation in Reds Fest and the Reds Winter Caravan today. I'll grant you Brandon appears to be too sensitive and needs to be shown love. Well now is the time to start mending whatever damage has been done to the fence. It needs to be done long before Spring Training is here. This is still a talented organization capable of competing for the division title, but they have a new manager, coaching staff and can ill-afford Phillips to be a distraction. So suck it up. Show him some love and that he's wanted.
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