With the Flyers and Sixers still playing and the Eagles' search for a defensive coordinator dominating the headlines in Philadelphia, we seem to be forgetting about the Phillies and their search to find a replacement for Jayson Werth, who took the money and ran to the Washington Nationals this offseason.

Once Jeff Francoeur was off the market, there weren't a ton of free agents that excited the team or the fanbase, so the Phils stayed the course and avoided free agent outfielders.

With the drafts in the rearview mirror as well, the only option left is finding someone via trade. Aaron Rowand, who played in Philly for two years in 2006 and 2007, has been a popular name throughout this entire process, but I'm not sure the chances of him coming back to Philly even hit double digits.

The only way that trade happens is if the San Francisco Giants are willing to eat most of the $24 million he's owed over the next two seasons, and I don't see them being willing to do so. If they're going to pay him, they might as well keep him. And after trades for Roy Halladay and Oswalt, the Phillies' farm system doesn't have a whole lot to offer.


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