Great move for the Phils on a few levels. One, Brad Lidge will end up being a Cy Young candidate by season's end and one of the top (if not the top) free agents this offseason. Two, it will erase the Brett Myers contingency plan.
The Phillies have the most dominant closer in baseball right now and somebody who is a rarity in Philadelphia; a player who comes here after success somewhere else and is actually better than he was before.
Lidge is the most important and successful acquisition by a Philadelphia team since Terrell Owens. His stat sheet reads like one of Dennis Eckersley's dominant seasons. He is 2-0 with 19 saves, 47 K's, and a 0.77 ERA in 35 innings this season.
One could argue that Lidge is the Phillies' MVP this season. In fact, I'll be one to argue that he is. Whenever he's in a game, it's pretty much a mortal lock that they'll win. He's saved 19 games and bailed himself and the team out of countless jams. I'd say he's worth every penny he receives in this extension.
Great move by the Phils.
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