[enemy Lines]

an opposing team's scout sizes up the Phillies

The Phillies' pitching is the worst I've seen in years. They have no ace. Randy Wolf is probably the best of the bunch. Bruce Chen could be a better-than-average pitcher. He has a good curve and he locates well. Robert Person has never learned how to pitch. He has solid velocity, but his fastball is pretty damn straight, and it gets whacked. To me, he's not a starter with 15-win potential....

Their bullpen is laughable. Jose Mesa still has the 95-mph fastball, but it's straight, and he doesn't have good command of his other pitches. I hate to say this about someone, but Ricky Bottalico is terrible. He gets hit hard every time I see him. The best arm on their staff belongs to Vicente Padilla. He has a plus fastball that he can sink and a sweet slider. If I'm Larry Bowa, he's my closer now....

Doug Glanville just doesn't hit enough to justify playing every day. Reggie Taylor should be their center-fielder. He's a hell of an outfielder with good speed....

Jimmy Rollins is a future All-Star. He'll hit 15 homers, he can steal bases and he has a hell of an arm....

Marlon Anderson is a terrible defensive second baseman. He has bad hands and slow feet and gets a terrible read off the bat. If I was pitching for the Phillies, I'd shoot him....

Travis Lee doesn't get his bat head in front fast enough, and lefties eat him up....

Pat Burrell has one of the best power swings I've ever seen—40, 45 homers a year for a longtime....

Scott Rolen runs better than any third baseman I've ever seen and makes the play on a slow-hit ball as good as anybody. If he stays healthy, he can live up to the Mike Schmidt comparisons.