renew [1:12 p.m.] — According to baseball insider Craig Mish, the Marlins are about to trade Starling Marte. But he will not go to the Phillies, despite the team’s interest in the veteran outfielder. Instead, he will go to Auckland.

The Phillies still made no sound, and their trade to Taylor Anderson failed on Tuesday night. We will provide you with the latest information as soon as possible.

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The Major League Baseball trade deadline is quickly approaching, and the Phillies are still hunting in the Eastern Conference of the National League. Unfortunately, they suffered a three-game losing streak on Tuesday night. First of all, they lost to the Nationals, which should actually be considered a double, because they also lost the chance of losing to the Warriors by the Mets leading the division.

But these two losses were only secondary to Tuesday’s big event: the failure of the Taylor Anderson trade.

The Phillies have publicly stated for weeks that they will become buyers before the deadline. Dave Dombrovsky even stated that he has obtained ownership approval. This is the first time in franchise history that the luxury tax has been crossed. threshold. Although Anderson is not a major move, it undoubtedly shows that the Phillies will fulfill their promise of becoming a buyer.

After the bullpen and outfield, starting pitching is the team’s second or even third need. The Phillies are at the pinnacle of the rotation along with Zach Wheeler, Aaron Nora, and Zach Evelyn (once he returns from injury), so joining Anderson will be a depth, which will be better than the actual postseason Games, the rotation time is usually shortened.

Nevertheless, the Phillies are willing to give up a pair of rookies to get him (hope that the plan can still meet at least one or two other needs).

Well, then things got strange. According to reports, after Pittsburgh discovered a red flag in the medical treatment of a potential client, Anderson eventually went to the Mariners.You can read more about that here, Including some claims that the pirates may have committed a foul in order for them to retaliate against Dombrowski. seriously.

Why it falls apart is not as important as what they do next. Will the Phillies upgrade the rotation?

If Dombrowski decides that this is the way to go, maybe they can lock in the 29-year-old Rocky Mountain starter Jon Gray with a one-year contract and a loan, which may make his price more expensive than a Philadelphian team that doesn’t have. It is reasonable. There are not many things to spend. Here’s more from FanSided’s Noah Yingling:

With Jon Gray, the Phillies will immediately have a candidate who can enter the second place in the rotation and the second best starting pitcher in the trading market. In fact, Jon Gray is actually the best starter they can get because the Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer can use his 10 and 5 rights (10 years in the Grand Slam and 5 years in the same team) veto any deal he wants. In addition, it is highly unlikely that the Nationals will trade Scherzer in this sector.

In this season, Gray has achieved a 6-6 record with 3.67 SR in 18 games, with a SR of 126.

The Phillies’ starting rotation is still not very good, but with Gray, things will be much better. Without Gray, the Phillies have shown that they do not have the pitching talent to make the playoffs. In other words, the Phillies must decide whether to make the playoffs. They have decided that they are buyers, so the Rocky Mountains should be in a dominant position in getting the highest income from the Phillies negotiations. [roxpile.com]

The problem with the Phillies is that they don’t have a large number of starters – and there seem to be more than a few teams in the market serving their services.

more: Report: Phillies’ deal to Pirates starter Tyler Anderson failed due to medical review | Kevin Cooney: Whether it’s a deadline buyer or not, the Phillies should look inward in the second half of the season

So will Dave Dombrowski become his typical combative self? Will he still honor his claim that the team will become a buyer? Or will this be another quiet deadline for the Phillies? As our daily real-time tracker approaches the deadline on Friday, we will provide you with all the latest news, rumors and analysis…

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