We’re mere hours from the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline, and nope, the Phillies haven’t yet pulled a trigger on a deal. They haven’t sold off Jeremy Hellickson or Carlos Ruiz. Jeanmar Gomez is still here, as is Cody Asche. The post-RollMan double-play combo of GalSar still exists.
Yes, even Vince Velasquez is still here.
So while we’re mindlessly refreshing Twitter, wondering when a deal might break, let’s ask the question few have asked: What if the Phillies don’t make a trade?