Philadelphia Phillies: 4 Players Who Should Have Been Traded at the Deadline
August 6, 2012 by Jason Amareld
Filed under Fan News
Ruben Amaro Jr.’s fire sale of the 2012 Philadelphia Phillies has left them an aging $170 million Triple-A team, a ghost of what once was.
After trading Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Joe Blanton, the Phillies find themselves searching for some sort of identity. They also recently released Mike Fontenot, who was replaced by Michael Martinez from Lehigh Valley.
If Amaro wants to complete the fire sale, there are still several pieces left on the current roster he can try to move. Older players with no upside and bad contracts still plague this team. Hopefully, some more moves will be made, allowing the Phillies to sign some big free agents for 2013.
Here are four players who should have also been moved before the July deadline.