Rubin Amaro Jr. stated that the Phillies are primarily done with their winter offseason. This means the Chad Durbin's return to the Phillies is very unlikely. Amaro Jr. even stated, "I would say that we're probably not going to resign [Durbin]." The Phillies and Durbin talked about possible contracts a few weeks ago, but Durbin is looking for a pay raise and a 2-year contract. The Phillies are looking to do one, or the other, not both. The Phillies front office already passed on offering Chad Durbin arbitration in November, and didn't want to risking paying him more than $2.15 million that he earned in the 2010 season. It's no wonder that the two cannot strike a deal. It may be for the better for Durbin because he would be competing with Kyle Kendrick in the bullpen, due to the crowded rotation. The Phillies don't necessarily need Chad Durbin for this reason, Kendrick is a right-handed pitcher who is willing to fill in the mid-innings relief spot. Chad Durbin has been with the Phillies for three years and posted a 3.63 ERA and a team-leading 194 games pitched. Durbin has been rumored looking at starting positions with other teams, but hasn't started for a team since 2007. The Phillies have stated that they need to examine their team, figure out their weaknesses during Spring Training, and have them fixed by Opening Day. Unfortunately for Chad Durbin, pitching is possibly now the Phillies' strongest asset. "Right now, like I've said before, I think we're pretty comfortable with where we are coming into spring," Amaro said. "We have some decisions to make. But I think that we're -- I never like to say we're pretty well set -- but I think we kind of have to go with what we've got and start to make assessments as to what we may need as we go through the spring." I'm sorry to see you leave Chad Durbin, hopefully you'll find a place within another team's rotation, and with that, I wish you luck in the 2011 season.
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