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Before the final games at Citizens Bank Park in September, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. convened meetings with his cadre of lieutenants and scouts to formulate a winter plan. The Phillies brass knew it would stew for a month because there is nothing to do but wait.
Free agency remains weeks away and given more time than ever in October to ponder strategy, Amaro could be ready to pounce.
Read more on free-agent possibilities for the Phillies from Matt Gelb at Philly.com sports: Where can the Phillies look for free-agent bargins?