Adam Eaton, he of the three year $24.5 million contract, was recently made a September callup after being sent to the minor leagues in late July. If that didn't make it painfully obvious that maybe that Eaton contract was a mistake, then I don't know what will.Oh, maybe this will:
"You go back and you look at it, and you kind of evaluate how you may have screwed up," Gillick said of signing Eaton to a three-year, $24.5 million free-agent contract before the 2007 season. "I don't think Adam is happy with what has gone on. Certainly, we thought he'd pitch better. But you kind of have to forget about it and move on."I'm sure a lot of Phillie fans have already gone back and evaluated how Pat Gillick may have screwed up, and would have gladly helped him come to this realization much earlier.
Moving on while Eaton has another year to go on that contract might be tough, but at least I give Gillick credit for not waiting until Eaton was out the door to admit it might have been a mistake. Besides, signing him hasn't really hurt on the field, as the Phillies were the division champs last season ... and you can't blame Eaton for the playoffs, he didn't even pitch.
Arm bash: Phillies Nation
