Philadelphia Phillies target Athletics' Mason Miller with a blockbuster trade offer, aiming to strengthen bullpen for 2025 postseason success.

Ideally, Robertson could help the Phillies in the later innings in August and September, then slot in the middle of the 'pen come October.

Yet it's also a team truly capable of winning the World Series. They currently sit in first place in the NL East (-1320 to make the playoffs, per Caesars ), though that race figures to go down to the wire with the Mets. So, again, the Phillies are strong buyers and should be doing everything possible to win the title this season.

Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner have been productive at the top of the order. J.T. Realmuto has been solid lately in the middle-to-bottom of the order, but the rest of the offense has lacked consistency - and in some ways has been consistently poor.

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 executive Dave Dombrowski offered a response on bringing in a bat to replace the third baseman.

The Philadelphia Phillies will be buyers at the MLB trade deadline, but to what extent remains to be seen. The Phillies need help in the bullpen and outfield. T

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.