We’re just four days away from yet another deadline in Major League Baseball, this one the August 31st waiver deadline.
Any players on the Phillies 40-man roster who have successfully cleared through the waiver process during August without being claimed can be traded by that deadline.
Players may indeed still be traded after this August 31st waiver deadline. However, any such players acquired during September, while they can help their new team reach the postseason, cannot participate in the postseason itself.
Frankly, it is unknown whether any current Phillies meet the standard of having successfully passed through the process.