Welcome to another edition of Ruben Tuesdays: A weekly look back at the greatest moves made by the Phillies’ former general manager Ruben Amaro. While we still wait and hope that the team signs a major free agent, today’s move reminds us that sometimes less-heralded free agent signings can work out well.
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Coming off a 102-win season, the 2012 Phillies had more holes than you might expect, one of the more prominent being left field. Raul Ibanez had departed as a free agent, and while John Mayberry, Jr.