True, it is only May, but Dave Dombrowski just might pull off a trade way before the July deadline. Problem is, other teams are well aware that the Phillies need relief help.

How the Phillies handle the loss of Alvarado now will be different than how they confront it in July and perhaps October.

The Philadelphia Phillies entered this season with World Series aspirations, and José Alvarado was one of the reasons for that optimism.