There was a time where the idea of the Philadelphia Phillies acquiring Mike Trout was a pipe dream. Trout had just signed a six-year/$144.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Angels, so he wasn’t close to free-agency and the Angels had no reason to even ponder the idea of trading the generational talent. The Phillies had also fallen behind the curve in terms of how championship teams were built and had elected to delay an inevitable rebuild for another season.
It’s no longer March of 2014.
The revamped Phillies introduced six-time All-Star Bryce Harper at Spectrum Field Saturday afternoon.