[Tiger Roar]

You cant blame the Reds for not trading Phillips. They had 3 deals in which he was traded, he trumped them all with the 10/5 rule. Have to blame Phillips for that.

OH, yes you can. If your the Reds you tell Phillips either accept the trade or we aren't going to start you anymore. The contract is already a done deal. You have to pay this ass clown regardless. He's not part of this teams future, and he's to much of a ME guy to accept sitting on the bench. after a week or two he'd be begging for a trade. Easy fix. This Reds organization has NO BALLS to stand up to it's players, period!