The Ken Giles Trade Improved the Phillies for the 2016 Season

Ken Giles is really really good, he might even be underrated nationally.  He is also the crux of some arguments about the strategy of the Phillies and their aims and goals for the 2016 season.  For some, the trade was part of a larger set of moves that were tanking, or intentionally making the team less competitive … Read more

Philies Trade Ken Giles for Future Pieces

(Updated 12/10 8:30am) I don’t think the Phillies wanted to trade Ken Giles, I honestly believe that he was part of their future.  However, the market decided it had an insatiable appetite for high impact relievers and the Phillies found themselves with one of the best options.  Giles at age 25 would have been around … Read more