The Phillies fell apart in July, going 10-17. Thankfully, the NL East is close, as the Phillies sit just 3 games back of the first place Braves.
The bullpen has continued to plague the Phillies, and yet another roster move has come of it. LRP Gavin Floyd was sent down to AAA and will slot in as a starter. To replace him on the roster, rookie Derek Law will be given a chance to showcase his stuff for the Phills. For the time being, Jim Johnson will retain the closer's role.
Corey Seager, and Kris Bryant continue to anchor the lineup with Superstar potential. Outside of Chase Utley & Dominic Brown - there is much to be desired in what has largely been a struggling offense.
The Phillies decided to stand put at the trade deadline, instead of pulling the trigger on a deal that could mortgage the future. Rumor has it the Phillies were close to striking a deal with the Diamondbacks for closer David Robertson.
Transaction Alert
Some big moves were made during the month of July, as the buyer/seller roles became more clear. Here are the major trades from the month.
Brewers acquire CP Zach Britton from the Pirates in exchange for RP Will Harris, SP Rafael Montero, & C Kurt Suzuki.
Angels acquire SP Jake Arrieta from the Diamondbacks in exchange for LF Andrew Benintendi & CF Lorenzo Cain.
Orioles acquire 1B Jose Abreu from the Marlins in exchange for SP Tyler Glasnow & 1B Justin Bour.
Going forward, the phillies feel as though they still have a shot at the playoffs. Rumor has it ownership has given GM Joe Smith and his coaching staff 2 weeks to make a real effort towards contention, or the prospect auditions will begin. Heres a look at the stats through August 2nd.
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D60024" colspan="15"><span style="color:#072884">2016 Phillies - August 2nd - Stats - Hitting</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="23%">NAME</td><td align="right" width="5%">AB</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">2B</td><td align="right" width="5%">3B</td><td align="right" width="5%">HR</td><td align="right" width="6%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="5%">BB</td><td align="right" width="5%">SO</td><td align="right" width="5%">SB</td><td align="right" width="5%">CS</td><td align="right" width="7%">BA</td><td align="right" width="7%">OBP</td><td align="right" width="7%">SLG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>2B Chase Utley (L)</td><td align="right">301</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">86</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.286</td><td align="right">.351</td><td align="right">.409</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LF Melvin Upton Jr. (R)</td><td align="right">327</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">91</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.239</td><td align="right">.305</td><td align="right">.343</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SS Corey Seager (L)</td><td align="right">369</td><td align="right">65</td><td align="right">102</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">61</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">66</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.276</td><td align="right">.353</td><td align="right">.556</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>3B Kris Bryant (R)</td><td align="right">380</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">72</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">111</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.276</td><td align="right">.354</td><td align="right">.566</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RF Domonic Brown (L)</td><td align="right">329</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">88</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">.267</td><td align="right">.328</td><td align="right">.416</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>CF Drew Stubbs (R)</td><td align="right">363</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">112</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.240</td><td align="right">.275</td><td align="right">.355</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>1B Chris Parmelee (L)</td><td align="right">111</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.225</td><td align="right">.295</td><td align="right">.387</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>C Trevor Brown (R)</td><td align="right">129</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.225</td><td align="right">.257</td><td align="right">.380</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>-------BENCH-------</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>C Chris Stewart (R)</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.203</td><td align="right">.267</td><td align="right">.266</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>2B Ryan Flaherty (L)</td><td align="right">188</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.255</td><td align="right">.321</td><td align="right">.457</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>SS Sean O'Malley (S)</td><td align="right">186</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.215</td><td align="right">.260</td><td align="right">.360</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LF Ryan Rua (R)</td><td align="right">167</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">.263</td><td align="right">.344</td><td align="right">.395</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>CF Chris Young (R)</td><td align="right">117</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">.205</td><td align="right">.277</td><td align="right">.359</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D60024" colspan="16"><span style="color:#072884">2016 Phillies - August 2nd - Stats - Pitching</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="22%">NAME</td><td align="right" width="4%">GP</td><td align="right" width="4%">GS</td><td align="right" width="4%">W</td><td align="right" width="4%">L</td><td align="right" width="5%">SV</td><td align="right" width="5%">QS</td><td align="right" width="6%">HLD</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">ER</td><td align="right" width="5%">HR</td><td align="right" width="5%">BB</td><td align="right" width="5%">SO</td><td align="right" width="8%">WHIP</td><td align="right" width="6%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SP Rick Porcello (R)</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">140.1</td><td align="right">137</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">120</td><td align="right">1.20</td><td align="right">3.66</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>SP Scott Kazmir (L)</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">141.0</td><td align="right">133</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="right">1.12</td><td align="right">3.19</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SP Michael Fulmer (R)</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">143.1</td><td align="right">139</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">166</td><td align="right">1.33</td><td align="right">3.70</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>SP C.J. Wilson (L)</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">138.0</td><td align="right">111</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">119</td><td align="right">1.20</td><td align="right">2.93</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SP David Phelps (R)</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">123.1</td><td align="right">122</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right">136</td><td align="right">1.46</td><td align="right">3.72</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>----BULLPEN-----</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LRP Jeff Locke (L)</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">38.0</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">0.95</td><td align="right">2.13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LRP Gavin Floyd (R)</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">21.0</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">1.67</td><td align="right">3.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>MRP Heath Hembree (R)</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">45.0</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">1.44</td><td align="right">3.60</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>MRP Ryan Butcher (L)</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">29.1</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">1.06</td><td align="right">3.07</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SU Jared Hughes (R)</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">47.2</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">1.28</td><td align="right">2.45</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>SU Justin Wilson (L)</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">32.0</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">1.44</td><td align="right">3.94</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>CP Jim Johnson (R)</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">11.1</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">1.94</td><td align="right">7.15</td></tr></table></body></html>



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