The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets complete a the trade of a minor league infielder despite their battle at the top of the National League East standings.

The Mets wasted competence from call-up starter Blade Tidwell and were rolled again by an NL East foe in a series-opening demolition by the Phillies.

The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets made a rare in-season divisional trade late Tuesday. It may be nothing more than a depth maneuver, but it adds one more infielder to the Phillies' choices in the second half of the season.

Baseball’s trade deadline is looming, and the Phillies’ needs are evident. Let’s make a deal with some ideas that Dave Dombrowski can thank us for later.

After all, the Phillies can’t afford to sit on their hands with an aging core of Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Zach Wheeler preparing for what could possibly be their last run together.

Despite all that's gone wrong for the Mets since the evening of June 13, they began Thursday trailing the first-place Philadelphia Phillies (51-36) by just two games in the National League East standings.