Philadelphia Phillies: Dream starting lineup after the trade deadline

Dream Philadelphia Phillies starting lineup: J.T. Realmuto, C

J.T. Realmuto hasn’t been the middle-of-the-order hitter the Phillies hoped he would be. In this dream lineup, he drops down to seventh, where he can hopefully feel a little less pressure. When one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball is batting this low, things should still be going well.

Dream Philadelphia Phillies starting lineup: Jose Iglesias, SS

Didi Gregorius moves to a bench role—unless he’s injured again—and the Phillies replace him at shortstop with Jose Iglesias. Although a dream scenario would be Bryson Stott heats up, we want to be realistic. Iglesias is a member of the Colorado Rockies and possibly one of the better shortstop trade candidates out there. He shouldn’t cost much. Pair him with their closer Daniel Bard, and we have ourselves a very realistic trade the Philadelphia front office would probably make.

Dream Philadelphia Phillies starting lineup: Michael A. Taylor, CF

There might not be a better center field fit out there in a trade than Michael A. Taylor. The center fielder for the Kansas City Royals plays good defense and this year has a .264/.340/.385 slash line at the break. He won’t transform the Phillies, but as a number nine hitter that won a Gold Glove last season, it’s a more than acceptable move to make. Taylor is easily the most necessary position player the team needs to trade for.

What would your dream yet realistic Philadelphia Phillies starting lineup after the trade deadline look like?