The Philadelphia Phillies have certainly come a long way to produce the current dominant winning product on the field that we are all witnessing. Whether it be the signing of key players, the recruitment of stars via the trade route, or just developing solid homegrown talent, they have all come together and bred success in 2024 like no other season in recent years.
As of this moment, the Phillies find themselves leading the MLB with an impressive 64-39 record. They are currently ahead of the second-place New York Mets by a whopping 9.0 games in the NL East, as well as being the top home warriors in the league with a stellar 37-17 record at Citizens Bank Park. More impressively, they are on pace for close to 100 wins, a mark they haven’t topped since 2011. They have an outside shot of breaking the franchise record of 102 wins set that very same year.
3 disastrous ways the Phillies could mess up this year's MLB trade deadline
With all that they have accomplished this season, the Phillies can’t take their foot off the pedal now with the trade deadline fast approaching. They should take full advantage of the occasion by significantly upgrading the roster to the point that they would become World Series favorites going forward. Therefore, they should do their best not to blow this opportunity in any way such that it could ultimately affect their success down the stretch.
So how could they blow it with such a successful season that they had been having? Well, just out of curiosity, we will take a look at three possible ways the Phillies could inadvertently mess up the upcoming trade deadline. Hopefully, they don’t end up doing any of the following, or else it could really put them behind the eight-ball in the process.