Or was the Jays/Phillies/Mariners/A’s swap-a-rama really just serial monogamy?
It may seem as though everyone involved in the Aces-for-Prospects swaps came out ahead, but it simply isn’t so.
The decade of play just completed delivered its share of all-time historical feats of the best and worst kinds.
It’s possible that for all the coverage of the Phillies’ wheeling and dealing, the biggest story has been lost.