(*) SPECULATOR: Trade deadline, part 3: the fallout

We are now a week clear of the frenzied last days of the trade deadline. With seven days' worth of perspective to gather our thoughts, what did we learn in July? Here's a team-level overview of some July "lessons learned".

Stars and scrubs in Philly

Ruben Amaro's plan to restructure the Phillies seems to be built on a "stars and scrubs" philosophy: with his top 3 starters of Halladay/Lee/Hamels locked up for the next few years, as well as Utley/Howard/Rollins as the (aging) core of the lineup, the rest of the Phillies' lineup figures to take on a bargain-basement look. As a result, for the rest of this year as well as 2013, Nate Schierholtz may be exactly the kind of non-sexy roster addition who can accumulate counting stats in...

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