The trade deadline has come and gone, each move having been analyzed to death by everyone both locally and nationally. The biggest takeaways from people who aren’t following the team day in and day out have to do with the fact that they are much deeper than before.
In [Brandon] Marsh they have a high-risk return, but the reward could well justify it if the hitting coaches in Philly can get him right...Regardless, with Zach Eflin on the shelf since June, Philadelphia needed to round out their rotation and [Noah] Syndergaard fits the bill as a credible back-end improvement.