Philadelphia Phillies Rumors: GM Ruben Amaro won’t shake up team
ByBob Brookover of The Philadelphia Inquirer says that Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. has no plans to shake up the team despite a recent 8-17 stretch where the team batted .221 and averaged 2.5 runs per game.
“We’re not making any major moves here,” Amaro said Tuesday before his team opened a three-game series with the World Series champion New York Yankees. “This is our team out here. They’ll be fine. If we get the guys healthy, they’ll be fine.” Amaro added that his team has “one of the best nine in the game.”
Amaro did not rule out making a deadline deal for pitching help. It may come down to the health of injured starter J.A. Happ and reliever Ryan Madson.
“Pitching is always the issue,” Amaro said. “Everybody is always looking for the same thing at the trade deadline. Again, a lot of it depends on how Happ progresses. We have to get Madson back and then I like our chances. That’s the most important development for us right now – getting healthy.”

