National League: Ross Gload Signs with the Phillies

[tjfla]

My boy Ken Rosenthal says Ross Gload is gonna sign a 2 yr deal and his Final 3 teams are Phillies,Braves,and Marlins



Ross Gload should soon sign a two-year deal with an NL East team, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The only question is: which team will he choose? The Phillies, Braves and Marlins are all interested in the 33-year-old utilityman. The Marlins turned down a $2.6MM option for Gload's 2010 services earlier in the offseason.

[wanks1212]

come on, philadelphia or atlanta. don't let the fucking small market/division rival marlins outbid you for what could be the final piece of the puzzle.

[m26555]

Hope he re-signs with us.

[Metes]

Yes! Lock him up longer than your best pitcher!

[Jewbility]

Gload was invaluable last year. What a pickup. We need that dude.

[m26555]

The Phillies have agreed to sign Ross Gload to a two-year deal, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. He leaves the Marlins behind and joins Ben Francisco, Brian Schneider, Greg Dobbs and Juan Castro on Philly's bench.

MLBTR

[Big Z]

According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, the Phillies have signed free agent utilityman Ross Gload to a two-year contract.
Gload, who turns 34 in April, drew interest this winter from both the Braves and Marlins. The left-handed hitter batted .318 as a pinch-hitter this past season for the Phillies and put up a .261/.329/.400 overall batting line. He joins a Phillies bench that already includes catcher Brian Schneider, outfielder Ben Francisco, and infielders Greg Dobbs and Juan Castro.


Guess that leaves Matt Stairs out of Philly

[emkayseven]

I liked Gload but he's replaceable. Hate to see anyone I like go to the Phillies, though. Really wasn't a fan of giving him a 2 year deal anyway.

[m26555]

Any ideas for what left-handed bats we might look at to bring off the bench? Hinske?

[yandro]

Any ideas for what left-handed bats we might look at to bring off the bench? Hinske?

One real possibility, depending on how much he impresses in Spring Training, could be our Rule 5 pick, Jorge Jimenez.

[BigGameFish]

Damn what a bummer, he played great for us last year on defense and as a pinch-hitter. But as someone mentioned, he was simply asking for too much, can't blame the fish for this one.

[Jay]

Don't worry guys, he may flop and end up being traded with cash to pay his salary back to the marlins midseason

[yandro]

Don't worry guys, he may flop and end up being traded with cash to pay his salary back to the marlins midseason

Wes Helms, part deux

[BigGameFish]

Wes Helms, part deux

I was thinking that too