Jose Urena #62 of the Miami Marlins (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
The Phillies came close to replacing Jake Arrieta with Jose Urena in their starting rotation.
Among the several Philadelphia Phillies needs this offseason that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski and general manager Sam Fuld will have to address include replacing veteran Jake Arrieta in the starting rotation.
According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the Phillies nearly turned to longtime Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena, who was non-tendered by their division rival earlier this month.