Where will the Phillies most recent acquisition, Bobby Livingston wind up? As of today, the Lynx roster is only 10 players deep, three of whom are pitchers. Phillybaseballnews points out:

The way things stand now, Livingston’s chances of making the big league club appear to be pretty weak. The Phillies currently have six starters on their roster, although they are actively shopping Jon Lieber to other clubs. Even if Lieber were to be taken out of the mix, Livingston would likely have to start at Triple-A since the rotation appears to be pretty well written in stone. With the trade of Gavin Floyd to the White Sox last week, Livingston will likely play the insurance role that Floyd would have played with the club.

Among other things, I’ll be asking Santa for the chance to see Michael Bourn and Carlos Ruiz before they’re called up for good.

** UPDATE **

Well that lasted all of a few hours:

The acquisition wasn’t without controversy. The Devil Rays first claimed Livingston off the waiver wire Tuesday and immediately traded him to the Phillies. Major League Baseball stepped in Thursday, nullified Tampa Bay’s claim and voided the deal with Philadelphia.

“We felt that it circumvented the rules of claiming players on waivers,” MLB spokesman Patrick Courtney said. “It wasn’t following the order of teams on the list.” Link from MLB

Pat, the level of desperation is starting to get just a little embarrassing. Zak’s ready, all you have to do is call….

Just a couple before I get to other blog stuff later today.

1. Don’t forget to visit the Skratching Post this Saturday (December 16) or next (December 23). Grab one of my lynxblogspot cards while you’re there (printed by “Friend of the Lynx”, The UPS Store)

2. Enter the blog contest. It really couldn’t get any easier - wanna win tickets, Cat Cash and/or a game worn jersey? Just email your name to lynxblogcontest@hotmail.com. Winners will be notified on January 5, 2007 - I won’t publish your name if you’d prefer that the blogosphere not know you won!