2023 MLB Trade Deadline rumors & discussion (Deadline: Aug. 1)

[Christopher]

Lot to discuss.
- Who would the Phillies be willing to trade from the system?
- What should their priorities be?
- What farmhands might join team in August/September and have impact? (Darick Hall also fits into this discussion, though we are lefty-heavy)
- Is there any unthinkable scenario in which shopping Nola makes sense?

I haven't spent a ton of time thinking about this yet, but I think one guy I'm very interested in is Cardinals LH starter Jordan Montgomery

[FolesMVP09]

Good job Chris!

Cards will definitely be sellers.

Someone on twitter today suggested that the Phils trade for Chase Anderson......

[Christopher]

Someone on twitter today suggested that the Phils trade for Chase Anderson......

Probably let's pass on that.

[FolesMVP09]

He has been decent this year, but no doubt he would be a disaster if they traded for him

Also, on that note, a lot of ex Phillies doing well in bullpen roles

Robertson
Matt Moore
Enyel
Leiter
Neris
Milner
etc

[Christopher]

Imagine if the Mets became sellers.

[bigel57]

Imagine if the Mets became sellers.

Tommy Pham for low level prospects and Covey.

[FolesMVP09]

Imagine if the Mets became sellers.

Looking forward to David Robertson V3

[Christopher]

I think a lot of the strategy is coming to come down to whether Bryce Harper will ACTUALLY see a significant amount of time at first base.

My hunch is that he will not.
Which will make it far less of a priority to find a RH bat that can play LF. (Though a hybrid 1B/LF bench guy could work)

[phtown]

Imagine if the Mets became sellers.

Looking forward to David Robertson V3

Lol

[Christopher]

People talking McCutchen or Goldschmidt or other bats.

I want a starting pitcher, especially assuming Harper can play 1B by mid-July. And maybe a cheap RH platoon bat for left field.

Save the powder on trading prospects until this winter, when we need to replace Nola.

If Harper can play 1B, we have:

C Realmuto
1B Harper (Clemens as late defensive replacement)
2B Stott
SS Turner
3B Bohm
LF Cave/Muzziotti/Pache/cheap trade acquisition
CF Marsh
RF Castellanos
DH Schwarber