Despite the denial, the Phillies appear to have lost the Manny Machado sweepstakes to Los Angeles, leaving them with few options to improve their offense at the trade deadline.
At this point, there are no real upgrades worth the Phillies prospects or time going into the second half of the seasons. Machado was the only position player worth going all-in with.
This season was never about winning, it was about finding out what you had in the young players, and if a wild card game presented itself, then you’d take it and enjoy the run.
There’s no definitive answer about what J.