"As further evidence that the Phillies have reached "Yankees of the National League" status and will now be linked to every big-name player being shopped, Buster Olney of ESPN.com reports that "they have been considered frontrunner to land a San Diego reliever."

Heath Bell is the Padres' closer and biggest name in the bullpen, but setup man Mike Adams might actually be San Diego's best reliever. And while Bell is an impending free agent making a bunch of money Adams is relatively cheap and under team control for 2012. In other words, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. would be smart to make a play for Adams before he pays a premium for Bell."