On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Andrew McCutchen to the San Francisco Giants. It was, on paper, the Giants seemed destined to make in light of their outfield needs and near misses on Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna. So, too, did it seem inevitable for the Pirates, who mere days ago traded young rotation stalwart Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros.
If all of that feels vaguely familiar, despite none of those players having come all that close to playing for the Phillies, well, your sixth sense is onto something.