Currently half a game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets, manager Rob Thomson and his crew are eyeing their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs, and if the season ended today, they’d Wild Card their way into September and (hopefully for their sake) beyond.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper draws praise from former MLB infielder Trevor Plouffe after surpassing 350 career home runs.

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.

The Phillies have the rotation to win the World Series, but trading Otto Kemp for elite closer David Bednar could be the final piece to solidify their late-inning bullpen woes.

Jeff Passan provided a potential complication in a possible Phillies' trade pursuit of Guardians star Emmanuel Clase.

David Robertson is officially back with the Phillies for his third stint in Philadelphia. The Phillies signed veteran right-handed reliever David Robertson to a one-year contract Monday, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced.

Bryce Harper went yard for his 350th career home run in the Philadelphia Phillies' showdown with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, becoming the fifth active player to reach the milestone.