They have been protective of Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller, and Justin Crawford. But as the trade deadline approaches, it looks like the price for a top reliever will be high.

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.

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

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.

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He also has a trio of teammates who are three of the Phillies’ top five ranked prospects: No. 1 Andrew Painter, No. 3 Justin Crawford and No. 5 Mick Abel. Abel is the only one of the three who ...