Through 50 games the Phillies are sitting atop the National League East in a strong position to win. They’re on pace with last year’s club with 29 wins in 50 games and two games ahead of the 2008 World Championship team at the same point, but that’s not stopping the Phillies trade rumors.
Despite their success and the addition of several All-Stars, there’s a lot of room to grow. Philadelphia has the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (53) and their pitchers have given up the fifth-most hits (439).
While the starting staff has a 3.7 WAR, the second-best in baseball behind Washington, the hitter’s WAR is -1.