Is grabbing Giancarlo Stanton realistic?

Photo by Arturo Pardavila IIIThe Phils sealed 11 wins out of its first 20 games to start out the year. The next 51 games they’ve played netted only 12 wins. They’re on pace for a 50-112 record. Only five other teams in major league history have lost more games. If I went on any longer, I’d be beating a dead horse.

The team doesn’t lack veteran presence, because Matt Klentak traded for utility man Howie Kendrick, who’s hitting a team-high .350, traded for Pat Neshek, and signed both Joaquin Benoit and Michael Saunders (who was DFA’d earlier this week) to round out the roster. He brought Jeremy Hellickson back, who was arguably the best pitcher on the roster last year, on a one-year qualifying…