I really like Phillips and would hate to see him go but the truth is he's got a big mouth, he makes a bunch of money, his offense is very average and he's terrible on the bases. I also get the feeling that a couple of the other guys that the Reds are heavily invested in might not mind seeing BP hit the road. It just seems like Phillips best friend(who I see Brandon chatting it up with on TV during games) is always the newest guy in the club house that hasn't really got a chance to know BP or Todd Frazier who is probably just too nice to tell him to shut up.
Dumping some money is probably the only way the Reds can afford Choo and if this is the first part of that plan then I'm all for it.