Guardians' trade deadline looks even better thanks to Phillies' rough Wild Card Series roster 

While the Guardians have yet to announce their roster for this year’s American League Division Series, we know that Nathaniel Lowe, Jo Adell and Foster Griffin are going to be a part of it in some capacity. 

All three of them may have started their seasons elsewhere, but they joined the Guardians’ roster nucleus at the trade deadline and are now big parts of Cleveland’s roster.

That scenario is the dream for any front office that ends up making some kind of move at the deadline. 

The exact opposite is happening in Philadelphia. Earlier today, the Phillies officially announced their National League Wild Card Series roster… and it didn’t include any of their trade deadline acquisitions. 

Even though the Phillies are still in a good spot thanks to a talented (and old) roster, they didn’t trade for Caleb Kilian, Brooks Raley and Luis Arraez to have them sit on the sidelines in October. 

The Phillies' Wild Card Series Roster doesn't have any of their trade deadline acquisition

Kilian became the first player from that trio to move out of Philadelphia's postseason plans when he was placed on the injured list a week after being acquired with an oblique injury. 

There was some optimism that he could return for the postseason, but that went by the wayside earlier this month when he was shifted to the 60-day injured list. 

Arraez became the latest injury victim when he suffered a nasty looking left ankle sprain in the final week of the season when trying to get to first base. 

He struggled with the Phillies (.278 batting average in Philadelphia compared to .324 in San Francisco), but he was still a huge part of their lineup. His roster spot is going to Otto Kemp. 

Then there’s Raley. His exclusion from the roster isn’t because of an injury; he just stinks. 

Raley started the season with a 1.96 ERA in 41 1/3 innings with the Mets, but recorded a 7.94 ERA in 11 1/3 innings with the Phillies and has been practically unplayable. His spot in the bullpen will now go to Tanner Banks. 

The Phillies may not have made the same kind of huge splash as some other teams, but part of the reason for that is because they already have an old and expensive roster. 

They have bonafide big leaguers at pretty much every position, but it was clear they needed some additions in their bullpen and infield. It seemed like they addressed those at the deadline, but now they’re going to be starting the postseason back at square one. 

The Guardians roster is the exact opposite of the Phillies (young and cheap), but Chris Antonetti still found a way to use the deadline to address those holes for the postseason. 

The same can’t be said for the Phillies. 

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