The Major League Baseball trade deadline is today, Wednesday, July 31st at 4pm and many fans are hoping the Phillies will make necessary upgrades to secure a postseason berth. The Phillies are currently 56-50, six games back of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East and tied with Cubs for the NL's second wild card spot.
The pressure is on general manager Matt Klentak, who began the week by acquiring left-handed starter Jason Vargas from the Mets on Monday.
Here are some of the rumors surrounding the Phils:
Phillies reportedly unwilling to trade two of their top prospects:
.@Joelsherman1 on MLB Network: "Alec Bohm and Spencer Howard were off the table in any trade. Phillies wouldn't move them for any of these available players."
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) July 31, 2019Braves get an all-star reliever:
#Braves close to acquiring Shane Greene from the #Tigers, source tells The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2019PHILLIES ACQUIRE OF COREY DICKERSON
Tanner Roark goes to the A's:
#Athletics acquiring RHP Tanner Roark from #Reds, source tells The Athletic. Agreement in place, pending medical review.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2019Nationals get Blue Jays right-handed relief pitcher Daniel Hudson
Daniel Hudson has been traded to the Washington Nationals, per source.#BlueJays
— Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) July 31, 2019Hudson, 32, is 6-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 48.0 innings pitched this season.
Marines willing to eat a large portion of Mike Leake's remaining salary:
The #Mariners are telling teams they will eat large amount of Mike Leake's remaining salary to facilitate a trade. He's earning $16 million this year, $15M in 2020, and has an $18M option or $5M buyout in 2021. The #STLCards are paying $5M of his contract this year, and $4M next.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 31, 2019Leake, 31, is 9-8 with a 4.40 ERA this season in 22 starts for Seattle.
Phillies interested in Cincinnati starting pitchers Alex Wood and Tanner Roark
The Phillies have taken a very close look at Alex Wood and have discussed Tanner Roark, too. With Cincinnati's acquisition of Trevor Bauer, figure one of those SP is on the move.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) July 31, 2019Phillies 'showing continued interest' in White Sox closer Álex Colomé
Source: #Phillies showing continued interest in #WhiteSox closer Álex Colomé. @MLB @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 29, 2019Colomé, 30, is 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA and 21 saves in 22 opportunities. He's allowed 19 hits, 10 ER, 4 HR, 12 BB, and struck out 31 in 39.2 innings.
Phillies linked to third baseman Todd Frazier
Frazier, 33, is hitting .244/.328/.436 with 13 home runs in 266 at-bats.
