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| 24th January, 2006 - 8:00 pm | MSNBC - Free-agent catcher Mike Piazza and the Philadelphia Phillies have had "very preliminary" discussions in the past few days, ESPN reported.
The potential future Hall of Famer has a career batting average of .311, with 397 home runs and 1,223 RBIs.
The Phillies could use Piazza as a complement to Mike Lieberthal, who could go to part-time duty, and the team also needs a right-handed bat to play first base and give Ryan Howard days off against left-handed pitching, ESPN said. [READ] |
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