Remember the days of “Trust the Prospects”? The days when the fanbase was just itching to see homegrown talent make good in the major leagues, guys that would come up together regardless of position and be ready to win together. It was how the championship team of 1980 was built. It was how the championship team of 2008 was built. It’s the way that many fans would rather their teams be built when it comes to assemble a podium at second base for a trophy presentation. For those people that follow the team, there is just something about seeing guys drafted/signed as amateurs, developed and graduated that makes them feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
The Phillies are focusing on the now, not so much the future, with their moves
