What Is The Phillies Biggest Need Ahead Of The Trade Deadline? | WIP Midday Show

[@scobloosh8242]

Chicago asking for a bigger package for Robert Jr than Soto is actually insanity, he hasn’t even had 1/3rd the career of Soto and he’s OLDER THAN SOTO IS RIGHT THIS MOMENT 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Vinnyp1020]

I mean, it’s because he’s under team control for a while and Soto is a free agent. That’s how it works unfortunately

[@grs177]

Castellanos bat shattered. Into a billion pieces. Don’t put that on him because if it happened to Bryce or Bohm or whoever, you would say “Whelp, nothing he coulda done there. He’s so great.”

[@Dolomite78]

A legitimate closer. They can't be putting the ball in the hands of a player who can't throw strikes in the 9th with a 1 run lead. 2 walks and a hit batter, good job there.

[@michaelraiger623]

Soto needs to be released. Whenever he comes in you know he’s going to blow it.

[@SirPhilly]

I think we should give him the Alvarado treatment. Send him down and get him right. Still has an option remaining and I don’t think he has enough service time to override the option.

[@erik4048]

@@SirPhilly That also worked with Brett Myers way back in 2008. Brett Myers sucked until he accepted to go down to AAA to fix his pitching and mechanics. When he finally came back, he was NASTY!!!! And helped the Phillies win the World Series. Sometimes players need to learn to swallow their pride.

[@SirPhilly]

@@erik4048 Exactly! I think that’s the best thing that the front office can do with him right now.

[@michaelraiger623]

​​⁠ Greg Soto is in his 6th year of mlb service. He has to go through waivers to go to the minors, which means somebody can pick him up. They could try it, but he’ll probably get picked up.

[@bupkis]

Maybe learn the names of the players?

[@Thehobbes7]

We need a closer. Main priority

[@stevenbetge6538]

A true closer ⚾️

[@k.c8330]

A real closer or another bat in outfield!

[@lockedonballl]

also the thing with the bullpen is that they CANNOT inherit runners. Almost every single one of them will give up a run if they don’t come into a clean inning

[@jakes5460]

That's not true at all smh. Strahm and Hoffman are amazing, lights out. So you're way wrong lol smh. Soto, Dominguez n even alvie at times will certainly give up runs ,if there is guys on base tho

[@jakes5460]

Even kerkering is lights out, strahm, hoff n kerk are constantly stranding runners

[@lockedonballl]

@@jakes5460 i’ll give you strahm but i’ve seen multiple occasions where hoffman has given up inherited runners. Kerkering is rarely put into those positions

[@jakes5460]

@lockedonballl I've seen kerk and hoffman strand multiple runners multiple times this year, many times over all. They All have a ERA of 1 something!!! For crying out loud. They are absolutely dependable. Hoffman is more filthy than strahm too n strahm is pretty fkn awesome

[@JohnHarrisIV]

They need a bullpen pitcher who can be consistent with holding the opponent scoreless. Soto has given too many runs. Jose Alvarado is FLAT!!! Don't care what you or ANYBODY ELSE CAN SAY!!

[@julianc6863]

Roberts if he wasn't hurt always would be good but he is. DD has been pretty bad with trades go look. Also why do they keep saying a pitcher. What happened in 22 and 23? Offense died!!

[@dougp5044]

Wouldn't complain if they would get a reliable middle reliever what they have now just worries me

[@paulmarkert1090]

i listen every day. we really need to see the guy behind hughes curtain. kyle!

[@frankiacone6642]

Outfielder and pitcher are needed. Dahll is a monster, so he is the outfielder now we need. a strong relief piece

[@BimmerF06]

Alvarados name shouldn’t even be in the equation 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@johnzywko5885]

A closer that your not shielding your eyes when pitching , a bat on ball center field hitter ,not a rally killing bat and a fifth dependable starter…

[@stevebabiak6997]

Turnbull was filling that third need you mentioned …

[@johnzywko5885]

@@stevebabiak6997 ….For whatever reason they sadly removed him from that spot just as Thompson removed Walker after 79 shout-out pitches…what was he trying to prove.

[@ceez2140]

Please god grab an elite outfielder!!!!

[@geeemqu]

Holy crap, now we have Hugh also butchering the pronunciation of Castellanos' name, it's not that difficult to pronounce! Cast-A-Leeenyos???????

[@josephstepp6325]

All this could of been avoided if we didn’t trade vierling for Soto. Matty V casually batting .280 .800 OPS

[@timlanham3405]

Two solid outfielders that can hit.

[@stevebabiak6997]

Go get Mason Miller.

[@stevengarrison1019]

Jack Fritz is saying we don't need a big move to mess up the chemistry & he's right. In 2008 they went out and got Blanton & Matt Stairs. All we need is a back end bullpen arm maybe Kenley Jansen. Then a bat that can fit right in with the chemistry , no need to get a big bat.

[@JohnHarrisIV]

Loved Bryce's soccer ⚽️ goal slide 🛝 , BUT NOT on that British artificial turf

[@lockedonballl]

while having robert seems insane and rly cool. I don’t think or want Dave to do it. Your going to be selling A LOT for a guy who had one of the worst strikeout to walk ratios last year in his FIRST season that he played over 100 games. He’s too much of what we’re trying to get away from with the lineup. He a faster kyle schwarber.

[@lockedonballl]

What about a package of jarren duran and a bullpen piece from the red sox🤷🏼‍♀️

[@PHLOBX]

I like the idea of Tucker from Houston, IF we can get HOU to agree to it (big IF). Will cost prospects but we have to be in win now mode as some of our core guys are older and we’ve been in late season playoff runs the last 2 yrs. so need to capitalize this yr.

[@stevengarrison1019]

Only way they trade Tucker is if they are really out of it. But I see the Astros in first place by the time the trade deadline comes around

[@DrSneakers]

Go get Ryan Helsley from St Louis!!

[@stevengarrison1019]

Remember in 2022 we torched him up , I'd rather go get Kenley Jansen

[@chrissnyder8601]

It was a broken bat!!! Phillies beat the brewers thanks to Castiano!

[@jakek7976]

its literally all Thompers fault we lost yesterday

[@stevebabiak6997]

He should have pulled Walker before that last inning and put Turnbull in for two or three innings. Then no need to use Soto.

[@julianc6863]

Thomson blew nlcs to a point. Still making nonsense moves sometimes