CINCINNATI - A day after Jonathan Papelbon said "it's time to you-know-what or get off the pot," regarding the Phillies' efforts to trade him, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said he understands the closer's stance.
"The man wants to go and play for a contender. That's why he signed with us," Amaro told WIP-FM (94.1) Tuesday morning. "That was what we sold him [on] when we were having the discussion to bring him here to Philadelphia. At the time . . . I felt like we were one of the best clubs in baseball and tried to add the best closer available and we did.