Phillies have high interest in Benson

The Philadelphia Phillies may have more interest in right-hander Kris Benson than they're saying.

According to the Philadelphia Enquirer, Benson has thrown twice in the last week for Phillies scout Chuck LaMar. Benson's agent, Greg Clifton said "Kris worked out for the Phillies, and initial reports are they were pleased. He'd love to continue discussions with them, and he'd love the chance to be part of that staff in '08. He really likes that team."

Phillies interested in Clement, Benson, Jennings

After the Phillies took a run at Randy Wolf, though he's fresh from shoulder surgery, have their eyes on a few other pitchers who are also coming off shoulder surgeries. They could make runs at Matt Clement, Kris Benson or Jason Jennings during the Winter Meetings.

They could also kick the tires on Bartolo Colon, but it's likely they'll see how talks progress for the first 3 before turning to Colon.