2007 Philadelphia Phillies

[Witlon]

Check on...

SP Freddy Garcia
SP Jon Leiber
CF Aaron Rowand

[nick]

garcia - in prime, would like to test market. offer?
lieber - 3,940,000 for 3 yrs
rowand - in prime, would like to test market. offer?

[Witlon]

Offer...

Garcia: $9,500,000 for 3 years.
Rowand: $3,000,000 for 2 years.
Leiber: $4,500,000 for 1 year.

[nick]

Garcia wants 12 mil for 4 years now.
Rowand - More money, mood isn't too bad
Lieber - Wants a longer contract, mood isn't too bad

[Witlon]

Sign Garcia.

Offer Rowand $4,000,000 for 2.

[nick]

Garcia signed, Rowand says the money is not enough, mood not too bad.

[Witlon]

If Rowand doesn't ask for something...

Offer him $5,000,000 for 2.

[nick]

Still not asking (in prime, yadda yadda). Wants more money, mood isn't too bad yet.

[Witlon]

Offer Rowand $6,500,000 for 3 years.

Check on...

CA R. Bajaras
SP J. Leiber
RP A. Alfonseca
3B A. Nunez
SP B. Myers
2B C. Utley
MR R. Madson
MR G. Geary
1B R. Howard

[nick]

Rowand: money not enough. slowly getting impatient.

CA R. Bajaras - please let me hear your offer
SP J. Leiber - 2,230,000 for 2 yrs
RP A. Alfonseca - 2,570,000 for 2 yrs
3B A. Nunez - 680,000 for 2 yrs
SP B. Myers - 2,990,000 for 2 yrs
2B C. Utley - in prime, would like to test the market. offer?
MR R. Madson - in prime, would like to test the market. offer?
MR G. Geary - 1,110,000 for 2 yrs
1B R. Howard - 5,230,000 for 2 yrs

[Witlon]

Sign Myers and Howard.

The rest can forget it for now.

[nick]

done

[Witlon]

Offer Rowand $7,000,000 for 2 years.

[nick]

more money, pretty close to breaking off negotiations.