"According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Phillies are still in touch with free-agent reliever Brad Lidge, while the Angels are on the periphery.

First off, the Angels would be entertaining from a comedy standpoint. Maybe Albert Pujols could ask Lidge to throw him some batting practice balls like the one he served up in Houston in the 2005 postseason, which might still be in orbit if it wasn't for a wall getting in the way."