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Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Phil Sheridan column: Face facts: Phillies need to keep Rowand.(Column)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- March 1, 2007
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Byline: Phil Sheridan
Mar. 1--CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Pat Gillick needs baseball advice from sportswriters like he needs another shirt with palm trees on it. Then again, this advice isn't about baseball as much as it is about chemistry:
Don't trade Aaron Rowand. That's not an absolute, of course. If the Florida Marlins are willing to give you Dontrelle Willis, then sure, you'd consider nearly every player on the roster, Rowand included. But nobody is talking about sending lefthanded aces for the Phillies' scrappy centerfielder. The talk runs more to middle relievers who may or may not make a difference in the bullpen, hardly adequate for an ...