The Philadelphia Phillies could land a star closer on the trade market. If they're going to be aggressive, they could target the best name on the block.

The New York Mets have won five in a row after taking the first game of their series with the San Francisco Giants. They are also in a tight race at the top of the NL East division with their rivals,

Are the Phillies willing to pay to stabilize their shaky outfield, or will they hope internal solutions can fix their problems?

Philadelphia Phillies target Twins’ elite closer Jhoan Duran, proposing a blockbuster trade with top prospects to strengthen bullpen for playoffs.

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.

Andrew Painter fans four batters on four different pitches (cutter, four-seamer, slider, curveball) in his latest start! The @Phillies ' No. 1 prospect allows just one knock over six solid innings for the Triple-A @IronPigs. pic.twitter.com/KpNmxS5XWh

We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,

Brewer Hicklen played one game for the Detroit Tigers in 2025 and 61 games for Triple-A Toledo. He hit .227 for the Mud Hens.