On Wednesday night, the Phillies traded centerfielder Michael Bourn, reliever Geoff Geary and young third baseman Mike Costanzo for Brad Lidge and Eric Bruntlett. Lidge rebounded from a disastrous 2006 by lowering his ERA from 5.28 down to 3.36. He is no longer that simply dominant closer he was in 2004 when he struck out 157 in 94.7 innings while walking just 30, and he still gives up too many homeruns, but he is still one of the better closers in the game. The new scenery should suit him well, though he would be better served in a less homerun friendly park than Citizens Bank. The acquisition of Lidge will strengthen the Phillies? starting rotation by allowing them to make Brett Myers a starter once again. "I don't want to downplay or knock the other guys, but with the quality of the starting pitching out there [on the trade and free-agent markets], we don't want to get ourselves in a situation where we tie ourselves up with maybe somebody that we really, honestly, a year from now didn't want to be in bed with," General Manager Pat Gillick said. Myers doesn?t appear thrilled to be starting again which makes sense when you look at his 2007 numbers. He had a 9.39 ERA in his three starts, while he had a 2.87 ERA out of the pen. Losing Bourn makes re-signing Aaron Rowand even more important for Philadelphia. Grading for Phillies: B+ For Houston, Hunter Pence can now move over to right field with the addition of Bourn. Bourn has excellent speed and will make a nice leadoff hitter for the Astros but still looks more like a very good fourth outfielder than an everyday player due to his very average batting abilities. Bourne will only be as good as his ability to get on base consistently. Costanzo could become a Enron Field slugger at third base but will never hit for a good average. Geary is a gritty middle reliever in the middle of his career, who had a 4.41 ERA in 2007 following an excellent 2006 where he had a 2.96 ERA in 91.3 innings. Ed Wade was impatient to move Lidge this early in the offseason before teams that lose out on Francisco Cordero become more desperate, but at least he dealt with his former club and drafted all three players himself. Grading for Astros: C