The One That Got Away and the One That's Coming Back

There seems to be a lot of hand-wringing as of late over Pat Gillick including Gavin Floyd in the trade with the Chicago White Sox that sent Freddy Garcia to the Phillies.

In case you've missed it, Floyd has flirted on two occasions with no-hitters in the first six weeks or so of this season and the 25-year old has a 173 ERA+.  Given the struggles of Adam Eaton, fans are wishing Floyd was still in the fold.

The thing is, Gavin Floyd would not be putting up those kind of numbers here in Philadelphia.  His problems were strictly mental and somehow, someway, pitching here got in his head.  Was it the demanding fans?  Was it the small ballpark?  Who knows, but anyone who saw him pitch in red pinstripes should know he wasn't going to have success here.

No, the issue shouldn't be that Gillick traded Gavin Floyd, if anything, fans should still be upset over the fact that Gillick did not demand a physical of Freddy Garcia before the deal was finalized.

Tell me Mr. Gillick, with all do respect, when you bought your houses in Seattle and Toronto, did you get an inspection done first or did you just take them "as is"?

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It appears as if sometime during this weekend's series with the Giants in San Francisco, the Phils will activate Jimmy Rollins from the disabled list.  He hasn't started a game for the team since April 8th, over a month ago, and the Phillies sure could use him.

At 20-16, the Fightin's have done just fine without Rollins, but it's been on the backs of Chase Utley, Pat Burrell, Jayson Werth and their hot bats.  All three have begun to cool off a bit -- as expected, no one could keep up that torrid pace forever -- and having Jimmy back will be a shot in the arm.