The Phillies will open a quick two game series tonight in Toronto that couldn’t have come at a better time as far as MLB trade deadline speculation is concerned.
It was revealed overnight that the Jays consummated a deal with the Colorado Rockies to land the consensus best shortstop in all of baseball (when healthy), Troy Tulowitzki.
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The full details of the trade have Tulo and veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins headed to Colorado in exchange for pitching prospects Miguel Castro and Jeff Hoffman.