Phillies: Phillies' erosion accelerates with trade deadline

Moments after the Phillies finalized a deal sending Shane Victorino to the Dodgers, reports surfaced that the Phils and Giants were close to completing a deal.Around noon Monday, a report surfaced on ESPN.com that the Phillies had put former Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee on the trade market. With a little more than 24 hours remaining before Tuesday's trade deadline, it wasn't surprising, given the insanityAccording to Ken Rosenthal's latest report, which went up around 3:05

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