You win some, and you lose some in the MLB offseason. The Philadelphia Phillies have been reminded of that over the last 10 days.
They were able to acquire two-time All-Star shortstop Jean Segura from the Seattle Mariners – while unloading the $40 million that Carlos Santana was due over the next two seasons – but perhaps missed out on making an even bigger trade with the Mariners (more on that later). General manager Matt Klentak, president Andy MacPhail and managing partner John Middleton were probably wise not to match the six-year/$140 million deal that two-time All-Star lefty Patrick Corbin received from the Washington Nationals, though in the meantime, a division rival did just get much better.