With the MLB All-Star Game upon is, we have reached the proverbial “midpoint” of the baseball season. Though technically it’s not the actual halfway point of the schedule, it is the point where teams can take a few days and assess where they are in terms of contending.
For teams such as the Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds and the Phils’ division-rival Atlanta Braves, it’s quite obvious that they are going to be sellers and are probably peddling their wares out on street corners as you read this.
For the Phillies, just a half-dozen games back of a Wildcard playoff berth, while they really don’t have to trade some players, it might make more sense to try to get something for them now rather than risk losing them for nothing.