Jayson_werth"Yo Jim, Phil from Mt. Airy said what?"

CSN's Jim Salisbury got in touch with Werth via text message (ah, 2010) and he denied the report by Phil from Mt. Airy (I would LOVE to know his last name) that said he was close to signing:

While it’s entirely plausible that the Phils have made a contract offer to Werth – that has been the expectation all along – it’s a stretch to say that Werth is close to re-signing with the Phils

Take it from Werth himself.

Asked in a text message if he was close to signing anywhere, Werth’s response to CSNPhilly.com was: “Not at all. It’s very early. I will make an informed decision in due time.”

 

Ruben Amaro declined to speak about any dealings with Werth:

“All I can tell you is No. 1, we don’t comment on rumors, and No. 2, as with our policy, we just don’t comment on our dealings with free agents,” Amaro said.

 

Thanks, Rube.  The smug scale is at a solid 97.

Nothing too surprising here.  Neither side denied an offer being made, but Werth did refute PFMA's (done typing it out) source, who said Werth was close to signing.

As we said earlier, no reason to do jumping jacks.  Seeing Werth in a Phillies uniform next year remains a long shot.