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The Phillies landed one of the best closers in baseball on Wednesday, getting Twins closer Johan Duran. Everybody wondered what might happen next. A big bat like Eugenio Suárez? A top-of-the-lineup threat like Steven Kwan? They got Twins outfielder Harrison Bader on Thursday.

Statistically, he immediately became the Phillies’ best outfielder.

But is it enough?

We’re not so sure. We discuss the Bader deal. We discuss the short-term futures for Justin Crawford and Max Kepler. We discuss how the Phillies and Mets stack up following the trade deadline and much more.

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The Phillies finally got a closer.

Dave Dombrowski’s never made a trade deadline deal like this with the Phillies. He shipped top 100 prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to the Twins for closer Jhoan Duran. It’s a big move. It sends a message. It immediately upgrades the bullpen and gives the Phillies their first big-time closer in years.

We break down every angle of this trade.

And, oh, what’s next?

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The trade deadline is almost here, and we're still waiting for the Phillies to do something.

They will. It remains the expectation anyway. We talk about the closers and bats on the market, including St. Louis’ Ryan Helsley and Arizona’s Eugenio Suárez. That’s two rentals for 2025. Sound good? No? How many prospects do the Phillies want to sacrifice to get them?

We share our memories of Ryne Sandberg, who died on Monday. Ruben hired Sandberg as Phillies manager in 2013. Jim and Todd covered him. A truly nice man who will be missed.

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It’s Ruben Amaro Jr., Jim Salisbury and Todd Zolecki on-site with Big 5 legends Phil Martelli and Fran Dunphy, former Phils pitcher Brandon Duckworth and Manco's Chuck Bangle! The guys chat about the Phillies-Yankees series, but hit hard on the July 31 trade deadline. 

Closer? Big bat? Both? 

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We open the show talking about Jesús Luzardo’s struggles. How concerned should we be? How will it affect the Phillies’ bullpen plans? Luzardo is the most obvious candidate to join the bullpen in the postseason, except he is getting hit hard pitching out of the stretch.

Former Phillies general manager Ed Wade joins the show! Wade and Jimmy Rollins are being inducted onto the Phillies’ Wall of Fame next weekend. We catch up with Ruben’s former boss, telling stories about hiring Charlie Manuel; drafting, developing and not trading Phillies stars like Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and more.

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Cristopher Sánchez put on a show on Tuesday night against the Red Sox, tossing the third complete game of his career, striking out 12, walking none and leading the Phillies to their first series victory since Fourth of July weekend.

How good is Sánchez? Right now, he’d probably finish third for NL Cy Young.

We talk about Sánchez’s dominance, Bryce Harper’s gutsy base running, first-round draft pick Gage Wood signing and Dave Dombrowski’s comments Monday about the trade deadline. Yes, we think the Phillies need a closer. But we also think the Phillies need a big-time bat. Eugenio Suárez anybody?

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Title: One move down, how many more to come? David Robertson rejoins Phillies 

The Phillies are turning to an old friend to help their struggling bullpen.

They have agreed to a prorated, $16 million contract with right-hander David Robertson. The deal allowed the Phillies to keep their prospects for other trades, like for a big-time closer and maybe even a right-handed bat.

We discuss the Robertson deal, plus the need for a bat to protect Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, especially with Alec Bohm sidelined the next few weeks.

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The Phillies need a legitimate, lockdown closer. They probably need one more reliever on top of that.

They could use a bat, too.

We go through 25-plus names that the Phillies could acquire before the July 31 trade deadline. We discuss everybody from Felix Bautista to Jhoan Duran to Byron Buxton to Carlos Estévez to Aroldis Chapman to Pete Fairbanks and more! Which players get you the most excited?

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The Phillies are enjoying the All-Star break, but they return to action on Friday night against the Angels.

They’re a first-place team, but they’ve got issues. Then again, so do every team in baseball. We discuss our five key storylines for the Phillies in the second half.

1. The Phillies need Bryce Harper and the offense to take a big step forward.
2. The rotation has dominated in the first half. Can the starters stay healthy and keep it up? Who moves to the bullpen in September?
3. Will the front office address the bullpen? How far will they go to do it?
4. Will we see Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford in the second half?
5. Is there any chance the Phillies sign Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto or Ranger Suárez to a contract extension before the end of the season.

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The Phillies entered the All-Star break with a half-game lead over the Mets in the NL East. That’s good. They have an historically dominant starting rotation. That’s really good. But they also have an inconsistent offense and shaky bullpen that desperately needs help before the July 31 trade deadline. We look back at the good and bad from the Phillies’ first half. We name our first half MVP and Cy Young. We discuss our biggest surprise and biggest disappointment. We discuss our 2025 bold predictions from our 2025 season preview show in March!

We even dig into the 2025 Draft.

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