Phillies Farm System Took Significant Hit in Right Decision To Improve at Deadline

After a great win against the Texas Rangers to start the weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies are starting to separate themselves a bit from the New York Mets in the National League East.

The NL East has been a tight race between the Mets and the Phillies for most of the season. However, New York is starting to struggle, and the Phillies are seemingly finding their groove.

At the trade deadline, Philadelphia was able to make a couple of notable additions to help solidify some areas of need. Even though they had a strong record and were trending toward being a playoff team anyway before the deals, they want to win it all in October.

However, with a couple of big names coming over in trades, the farm system for Philadelphia did take a bit of a hit.

Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report recently wrote about the Phillies’ farm system taking a major hit with their trade deadline deals to acquire some much-needed help.

“Three of their top 10 prospects went the other way in those trades, but for a team with a high-priced veteran core and a closing window of contention, it was exactly the type of trade deadline they needed to have to put the finishing touches on their roster.”

With the significant upgrades that Philadelphia made at the trade deadline, it, of course, came at a cost.

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