1 Phillie Too Many

So, according to reports and what many people expected, it looks like the first player to leave the World Champion Phillies will most likely be their slugging left fielder Put Burrell. The reason that this is of any interest to me, is that its being reported that none other than the San Francisco Giants are interested in Burrell's services.

Now, admittedly Burrell is a better player than Aaron Rowand. But i really don't think that Burrell would fit well with the team. Do we need more offense? Yes. Doesn't Burrell annually put up 30 hrs, 100 rbis? Yes he does. However, if we haven't learned anything from Rowand, we should know that players moving from the hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park to the offensive blackhole of China Basin take a huge hit in their offensive numbers. While I know that Burrell is a much better hitter than Rowand and his numbers wouldn't nearly dip as much, he is also a worst fielder (as bad as Rowand is already) and he strikes out alot (.250 avg and 136 k's). I really think that if the Giants signed Burrell it would be more of a step backwards than forwards because of how much Burrell will be demanding on the open market. We already overpaid for one former-Phillie, and i really hope that we don't repeat our mistake. Yes the Giants need offensive help, this is obvious; however, a power hitter like Burrell who hits for a low average and will be overpaid, is NOT the answer. Hopefully under the new ownership, the Giants will not continue to make the same mistakes of overpaying players (see: Zito and Rowand) only to see them become a financial burden to the team.