We’ve said it a million times: The Phillies don’t have the highest-quality prospects, but they have a large quantity of second-tier guys.
And what do you do with second-tier prospects? You package and trade them for top-tier players whose teams are trying to get rid of them for whatever reason. That’s what the Phillies have in their back pocket as they head into next week’s Winter Meetings: a ton of second-tier prospects they should be getting ready to unload for a player or two that will help this team get closer to the playoffs.
So let’s see what these trades might look like.