Keeping Up with the Revolving Door

Philadelphia's management has really gotten the motor running now as the Winter Meetings wind down. Let's quickly take inventory on the recent moves, as well as what may be ahead for the Flash.

Clontz gives way to Moya: One 36-year-old outfielder was cut from the roster to make room for another today. LF Jerome Clontz was cut depite a resurgent year for the Flash last season by posting a .272 avg, as well as slugging 28 HRs. That said, he was a virtual statue in the outfield, and his new replacement, LF/RF Javier Moya, should solve that issue while swinging a serviceable bat himself. Last season he batted .285 with an OBP of .365. The latter stat is particularly enticing, because it would have led the team a year ago.

Felipe Martin rounds out bullpen: RP Felipe Martin can't fill the void left by RP Luke Swindell, but should be a valuable set-up man in front of closer Duke Munroe, nonetheless. Martin struggled a year ago, going 1-4 with a 5.85 ERA, which the Flash believe scared off other potential bidders and kept him surprisingly cheap on the free agent market. The season before that, however, he saved 17 games with a 3.51 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. If anything, his mechanics have only improved since that season, so bullpen coach Enrique Gonzalez looks forward to guiding him back to form.

Campos' short stint nearing an end?: CF Willie Campos, a feature player on the Flash roster, may be headed to an AL team in exchange for prospects, according to a local media report. Talks have not reached anything substantial yet, but the dialogue continues. The Flash are beginning to face the fact that their minor league teams are depleted of major-league potential talent, and are hoping to begin fixing that problem.