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Philadelphia Phillies: 7 best trade deadline deals in franchise history

By Tim Boyle

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 6: (L-R) Cliff Lee #33, Roy Oswalt #44 and Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies watch from the dugout during the Phillies game against the New York Mets in the second inning on April 6, 2011 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 10-7. (Photo by Miles Kennedy/Philadelphia Phillies/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 6: (L-R) Cliff Lee #33, Roy Oswalt #44 and Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies watch from the dugout during the Phillies game against the New York Mets in the second inning on April 6, 2011 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 10-7. (Photo by Miles Kennedy/Philadelphia Phillies/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON – SEPTEMBER 12: Pitcher Roy Oswalt #44 of the Phildelphia Phillies throws against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on September 12, 2011 in Houston, Texas. Houston won 5-1. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

3) Best Phillies trade deadline deal: Roy Oswalt from the Astros

Only a year earlier, the Phillies made an even bigger trade with the Astros than the one that brought them Pence. This time, in the middle of their 2010 run, they landed Roy Oswalt.

The cost was also quite hefty with Anthony Gose, J.A. Happ, and Jonathan Villar all going to the Astros. All three had big leaguer careers that were successful in varying degrees. It’s hard to say the Phillies shouldn’t have made this move. Oswalt was a perennial Cy Young contender and amazing for the Phillies down the stretch in 2010.

Just as Oswalt was showing signs of declining in Houston, a pennant race gave him the mental ammunition he needed to go vintage. In 12 starts and a relief appearance, Oswalt was 7-1 with a 1.74 ERA for the Phillies. The result couldn’t have been much better.

Oswalt was one of the “four aces” plus Blanton in 2011 which gave everyone hopes of returning and possibly even winning another World Series. Although that year wasn’t quite as good for him, what the team really needed was the 2010 performance. It was so good that he managed to finish sixth in the Cy Young vote. The winner that year was the other Roy, Mr. Roy Halladay.

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