It didn’t take long for the Jimmy Rollins MVP celebration to lose luster.

The Phillies traded cash considerations for Chris Snelling. Snelling, a left-handed-hitting outfielder, will be 26 when the season opens. He spent time in Seattle (of course), before going to Washington, Oakland and Tampa Bay, all in 2007. Sounds like a typical Pat Gillick acquisition, if you ask me.

In four seasons, he’s had as much offensive production as Greg Dobbs’ 2007; in fact, he’s had less.

Career: 89 G / 221 AB / 30 R / 6 HR / 19 RBI / 2 SB / .240 / .357 / .380

He’s only had really one strong higher-end Minor League season, hitting well in AAA Tacoma in 2005. Since, he’s had no success at all in AAA stints.

Defensively, he seems to have better numbers, throwing out six in 79 games while committing only one error.

This would be classified under your “Good depth for AAA Lehigh Valley” file. Now, if he’s the “answer” in the outfield if Rowand leaves, well, I allow you to yell. Loudly. By the way, Snelling is on the 40-man roster. Take that as you’d like.

Other moves: The Phils also added Brad Harman and Jason Jaramillo to the 40-man roster, which gives them the upper hand on being called up during the season. Harman’s been in Clearwater, but had a fantastic late season. The infielder (second base, third base) doesn’t figure to be getting called up this year, so it’s a curious move. On the other hand, Jaramillo is the Phillies’ second-most-touted catching prospect, and with his status of either heading to Reading or Lehigh Valley, could be brought into Philly as Carlos Ruiz’s backup sometime this year. Jaramillo impressed during a stint with the US National Team in the World Cup.

What’s next: No word yet on any new signings, though rumors have the Phils interested in cheap pitching (Randy Wolf, Bartolo Colon (!)) and foreign pitching (Kuroda). After the Lowell fallout, however, anything is game.