The Citizens Report

I went to Retrosheet looking up all the trades that Wade has made since being implanted as GM for the Phillies.  Actually, more of that will be coming, I plan on posting them all here, year-by-year with Win Share scores of the trades.  So far, and I'm early on, surprisingly he is eeking out "wins" in the trade only if marginally...of course I haven't gotten to Schilling/Rolen yet.

Anyway, before I got sidetracked, everyone speaks of Abreu being the core of Wade's acquistion legacy.  That meaning that Abreu really is the only trade that Wade has ever made that truly mean alot to this team.  But I was surprised to find this out....

December 9, 1997 Ed Wade was named interim General Manager, and Lee Thomas was subsequently fired.

 That's all good and plenty, but Abreu was traded to the Phillies almost a full month before Ed Wade took over, on November 18, 1997.  So Abreu isn't under Wade's watch, it was the last transaction made by Lee Thomas.

So a quick glance, without WS, shows that Padilla and, get this, Glanville are the two best players he's landed.  Not very confidence inspiring for the following week is it?  Who know's, I have faith that Finley will be patrolling CF, and I think it's a mortal lock that we will have another arm in the bullpen.  6 more days, I am excited at the potential moves ahead.