The Phillies have had internal discussions about signing free-agent pitcher Paul Byrd. Byrd had a 4.30 ERA in 30 starts for the Red Sox and Indians in 2008. "The question is whether Paul Byrd is going to be any better than any of the guys that we have -- Rodrigo Lopez, or Carrasco, or Carpenter or Kendrick," Philadelphia general mananger Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "Why would he be any better than those guys? We've brought up the name, we've talked about it. We've talked about almost every guy that might be available, whether it is free agency or what."