First baseman Josh Phelps has been designated for assignment by the Pirates who have 10 days to trade Phelps or lose him to free agency.  Signing Phelps would be a strong move by Omar to add a righty bat and to have back up for Carlos Delgado. Phelps hits lefities (.296/.364/.500) so adding Phelps looks like an upgrade over Jeff Conine who played that role last year.   

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