The Phils have a game plan, and it looks a something like this: trade and/or sign washed-out AL East starters. Worked last year with Jeremy Hellickson, and now they've traded for Clay Buchholz. This is the first trade where I can declaratively state both teams won and I don't even know who Josh Tobias is, the infielder the Phils sent to the Red Sox. Yes, I used declaratively. Watch out, reading comprehension! Looks like Tobias has some speed, but it doesn't matter. The Sox needed Buchholz off their team because they have a set rotation without him, and the NL East is about as good a landing place can be, even if Citizens Flank is slightly offensive-minded, and I don't just mean the insults that rain down from the stands. "The only time the Phils ever strung three W's together is with their website." That's a Philly fan. "Now lean down so I can puke on you." That's the same Phils fan. Buchholz looks to be in possession of all his pitches that he had when he had a 3.30 xFIP in 2015. Of course, those pitches couldn't have looked more pear-shaped than last year with his 5.32 xFIP. Honestly, I think he could be anywhere from a 3.50 ERA pitcher to a 4.50 ERA one. Is he a mixed league starter? Maybe as a streamer, or if he starts off well, but not out of the gate, as they say in horse racing. For NL-Only, I'm going to like him as a late-round flyer. For 2017, I'll give him the projections of 8-10/4.07/1.31/117 in 145 IP. Anyway, here's what else I saw in the offseason for 2017 fantasy baseball:
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