On Friday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic predicted that the Phillies would trade former first-round pick Mick Abel, a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher who made his debut earlier this season, to address their needs. "No one ever has enough starting pitching, which is why Abel’s renaissance season is important," wrote Gelb.

Kwan is the ideal table-setter in front of big boppers like Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper, and his defense would allow Philly to really clamp down late in games with Marsh and Johan Rojas. Luis Robert Jr. might be the flashier name, but Kwan has been the better player for a while now, and he checks a ton of boxes for Dave Dombrowski.

The Philadelphia Phillies were recently mentioned in a report linking them to an AL Central player—someone who could become a key defensive addition alongside Bryce Harper and the rest of the roster.

On Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic named one such pitcher the Yankees might have a shot at acquiring: Athletics fireballer Mason Miller. However, he also noted that the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers would be potential rivals in the bidding war.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 36-23, now 1.5 games behind the New York Mets in a competitive NL East. This team clearly has what it takes to contend, but a rough week has put a spotlight on what ...

Bryce Harper's Philadelphia Phillies are aggressively pursuing elite MLB bullpen arms before the trade deadline to strengthen their October playoff push.

The Philadelphia Phillies are shopping for upgrades at the trade deadline, and Boston's Jarren Duran could fill their hole in the outfield.

The McMahon trade was a smart way to support the Yankees’ pitching. It will likely help their investment in $218 million man Max Fried, who leads the league in groundballs and has had 15 errors committed behind him this year. The infield defense needed tightening. But that won’t matter if the bullpen keeps handing games away.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,