What if I told you that the Phillies improved their odds of winning a World Series on Tuesday afternoon? You might crinkle your forehead and log onto the Internet and spend the rest of the day raining Tweets of fire down upon my head. You might start by pointing to the Dodgers, who emerged from baseball’s pre-July 31 hot stove with a new middle-of-the-order bat at shortstop. You might move on to Milwaukee, where the Brewers made a significant upgrade at third base. You might then point to Atlanta, which on Tuesday bolstered their rotation with the addition of former Orioles Kevin Gausman, or the Cubs, which added rotation depth in Cole Hamels and a legitimate back-of-the-bullpen arm in Brandon Kintzler.
Phillies' trade deadline reaction: If you can't join 'em, beat 'em?
