Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said earlier this week that the team is open to tweaking their roster via trades. "We will not have unlimited spending - that's not how we operate, and I don't think we need it," Amaro said. "[But] the fact of the matter is, every year around trade-deadline time, it's been a rare moment that we have not been allowed to do what we felt is necessary to make our team better. How much flexibility, I could not tell you, but I do know that if we can improve the team, we think we will have a chance to do that." Amaro is expected to search for right-handed hitting and pitching.