The offseason is underway and the Phillies have already addressed depth issues at catcher and in the bullpen by acquiring Garrett Stubbs, Donny Sands and Nick Nelson in a pair of Rule 5 protection deadline day deals last Thursday. None of those trades will steal headlines, but it should be noted that the Phillies have already dealt two late-round draft picks from 2021 this offseason in 10th rounder Logan Cerny and 12th rounder T.J. Rumfield.
With around $40 million in space under last year’s collective bargaining tax and plenty of holes to fill, expect the front office to cook up a few trades using some of the team’s top prospects.