Philadelphia Phillies: 6 Prospects They Should Never Have Traded
November 15, 2011 by Joe Iannello
Filed under Fan News
Regret.
GM Ruben Amaro doesn’t seem to care to much for that word. He has pulled off some of the biggest blockbuster trades in team history during his brief tenure as head honcho of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cliff Lee, Hunter Pence and others are all top talent that have been acquired via trade. Talent like that doesn’t come cheap.
The Phillies have dealt some of their top prospects in the hopes of winning another World Series. That obviously hasn’t happened yet and we are left with a staggering payroll loaded with some of the worst contracts in baseball (see: Howard, Ryan).
What prospects would look great in Phillies pinstripes at this point or in the future? Here are six prospects the Philadelphia Phillies never should have traded.