Um...

So there are some prelminary discussions between the Phillies and Mike Piazza. It's an interesting move, using Piazza to spell Lieberthal some (so we're going from a catcher with limited defensive skills who can't hit to a catcher with no defensive skills who can hit) and spell Howard some at first base (uh...didn't that experiment fail?). I'm less concerned about the offense, and much more concerned about the defensive aspects and the handling of the pitching staff. His bat would be nice, especially off the bench when he wasn't starting, but I'd rather bring in a solid defensive catcher and/or a pitcher for the money Piazza would likely command.