The Phillies win 4 in a row. David Buchanan is acey. Jeff Francoeur hustles and grits. Papelbon signs up for various things. The Phillies win.
In basketball, there is an oft-cited phenomenon of bad players artificially appearing good on bad teams. In 2013-14, Evan Turner had a good first half, taking a ton of shots for a fast-paced and not-good Sixers team. That performance fooled some national analysts who predicted the Indiana Pacers would not lose another game ever after acquiring him at the trade deadline.
This phenomenon does not typically apply to baseball as player performance isn't as dependent on usage as it is in basketball.