​PHILADELPHIA − Now that the pomp and circumstance from All-Star week is over, it’s time for the Phillies and the rest of MLB to get back to work.After all, the Phillies still have 75 games left and a playoff spot to secure. The Phillies, after a brutal first month of the season that led to manager Rob Thomson’s firing, find themselves in the thick of the playoff chase.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAt 54-43, they’re two games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the NL East. If the season ended today, they would hold the second of three NL wildcard spots, just one-half game behind the Cubs for the top wildcard spot.Buy Philadelphia Phillies ticketsBut so much can happen between now and then. The Phillies resume playing on July 16 by opening a three-game series (no game July 17) at home against the Mets. That’s followed by home series against the Dodgers and Yankees.Soon after comes the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline.”Definitely, it was a good little reset,” said Brandon Marsh, one of six Phillies who played in the All Star Game on July 14. “It didn’t feel forced. It felt like it was free out there. It mattered, but it didn’t. It was just a lot of fun, and I know everyone hit the reset button.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe trade deadline, of course, is where Phillies president Dave Dombrowski has left the Phillies just short of a championship over the past four seasons. It’s also where Dombrowski has his toughest challenge this season.1 / 30Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; A vendor sells the All-Star Game program before the All-Star Game July 14, 2026 at Citizens Bank Park.(Eric Hartline)While the Phillies have gone 45-24 since April 28, tied for the best record in the major leagues with the Brewers, it’s clear that they’re not complete.Their three main deficiencies are a fourth (or fifth) starting pitcher, a trusted left-handed reliever, and a right-handed, power hitting outfielder.As much as the Phillies would love to trade for the Angels center fielder Mike Trout and the Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, they likely don’t have the resources in their farm system to trade for them, nor the financial ability to keep them.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTrout, who turns 35 next month, has 4 ½ years left on his 14-year, $426.5 million contract. Skubal, meanwhile, is eligible for free agency after the season, and it could cost about as much as Trout makes in a new contract to keep him beyond this season.So, as in most years at the trade deadline, Dombrowski might have to work on the margins. It worked well enough last season when he traded for closer Jhoan Duran and outfielder Harrison Bader … until it didn’t, as the Phillies still lost in the NLDS to the Dodgers.DURAN LIGHT SHOW SNAFU: Jhoan Duran’s All-Star Game entrance was awkward. Here’s what happenedALL STAR HIGHLIGHTS: MLB All Star Game highlights. NL blanked, Jhoan Duran light show snagsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThen they started this season 9-19, leadi