MILWAUKEE, WI - JUNE 15: J.P. Crawford #2 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on June 15, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
The Phillies rebuilt with the goal of building a great farm system. Instead, they traded and signed their way to the no-mans-land of being too good to rebuild and not good enough for the playoffs. Let this be a fair warning for the Seattle Mariners in their rebuild.
The Seattle Mariners are in offseason number 3 of their rebuild and so far, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto has not made any big trades involving prospects leaving Seattle.