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Phillies Fans Won’t Like this Trade Proposal

Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Phillies fans are going to hate this idea, but it’s the logical thing to do. Baseball is a business, after all.

The Phillies should trade Andrew McCutchen.

Unless the Phillies pick up his 2022 option, this is the final year of McCutchen’s contract. He’s having an absurdly hot summer, and with his resumé and popularity around the league, many teams would be glad to have him.

As noted after his grand slam on Tuesday night, McCutchen’s offensive performance has improved dramatically each month this year:

April (22 games): .