Matt Stairs traded to Philly

[Clem Fandango]

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports that the Phillies have acquired Matt Stairs from the Jays for a prospect.

The Phillies wanted Mark Kotsay, but came up short. They're settling for a more limited player here, but one who could be a nice fit in their ballpark. Stairs will get the occasional start in right field against righties. He'll be used as a pinch-hitter the rest of the time. The Blue Jays will call up Travis Snider to fill the open spot.

[BCVM22]

Once he joins the Phillies in Chicago, he can help Harden and Dempster string up the hockey nets in the clubhouse.

[TruffleShuffle]

that's actually a solid move; the phillies' bench is quite thin.

[UMFan83]

A minor Cubs killer. Hopefully we can limit his damage to only the last 2 games of the series.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

I will always remember the weekend series I attended in 2001. It was the crazy Colorado series and was extremely hot. Matt Stairs came out to take BP in a parka. It was hilarious.

 

Hopefully Matt helps the Phillies past NYM.

[Derwood]

I love Matt Stairs. He would have fit in perfectly on an early 80's Brewers or Tigers team

[hardcorecubfan]

that's actually a solid move; the phillies' bench is quite thin.

:lol: I hope there was a pun intended