The dust is settled, the text messaging plans are on fire somewhere and the trade deadline is over. The Phillies had needs that needed to be addressed and address them they did. The team added perhaps the top relief arm available on the market while also adding an outfielder to the conversation that instantly upgrades the entire group (take that for what you will), as well as trading for a mildly intriguing arm to stockpile and try to rebuild into a useful bullpen/starting piece.
Now that we see what they have done, let’s reset the roster in terms of how they are going to move forward in their quest to make the playoffs.