4. Ervin Santana: A couple of glaring concerns include his awful 2012 season and his paltry 0.67 groundball ratio. The latter should eliminate him from consideration by the Phillies. Still, he has enough of a track record and did well enough this season that you will probably have to plan on spending between $13 million and $15 million per year for at least three years.



5. Hiroki Kuroda: Again, we're talking $15 million per year, albeit on a one or two-year deal. There is some talk that he could return to pitch in his native Japan.



6. Ricky Nolsasco: This is the guy who would seem to make the most sense for the Phillies. His numbers are quite similar to what Edwin Jackson's were when Jackson signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the Cubs last year. Jackson was two years younger than Nolasco will be, so you might be able to shave a year off that deal. Still, plan on an AAV of $13 million.



7. A.J. Burnett: Burnett is coming off two excellent seasons in Pittsburgh, but that was after the Yankees essentially gave him away after two awful seasons there. He'll be 37 years old. Something similar to the two-year, $26.5 million deal that Ryan Dempster signed with the Red Sox last year would make sense.



8. Bronson Arroyo: Arroyo is another guy who would make some sense for the Phillies. He isn't flashy, and certainly is not overpowering, but he has logged at least 199 innings every year since 2005. Still, he's a flyball pitcher who probably won't offer as good of a value at his likely pricetag (somewhere south of Dempster) as Nolasco likely will.



9. Scott Kazmir: The lefty had a nice little bounceback campaign for the Indians after nearly two full years away from the majors. If the Phillies had more certainty in their existing starters he would make for an intriguing gamble, but they need more of a sure thing given the number of question marks after Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee.



10. Tim Hudson: He seems likely to either remain in Atlanta or land with a team with a better chance at World Series contention. Something like Dan Haren's one-year, $13 million deal with the Nationals last year, although perhaps he could land two or three years.



11. Dan Haren: Another guy who would be worth a gamble in another circumstance. I'm not sure that the Phillies are that circumstance, especially given his penchant for allowing home runs.