The Philadelphia Phillies were probably always going to add a reliever before the July 30 trade deadline. You can never have enough quality arms in the bullpen.
But what type of reliever the Phillies need has probably changed based on how the month of July has played out. Entering this month, a medium-leverage arm — a reunion with Héctor Neris or David Robertson, perhaps — felt like it would suffice. Now, it feels like the Phillies unquestionably need another arm capable of closing, even if it’s not someone that will be labeled as the closer.
The Phillies still sent two relievers to the All-Star Game in Jeff Hoffman and Matt Strahm, so this is hardly a dire situation. But it’s apparent president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski needs to make another addition to avoid a bullpen collapse late in the postseason for the second year in a row.
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