Phillies-Angels trade idea brings $101 million pitcher to Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen has been 1 of nan worst successful nan convention this season. The bullpen could beryllium an area of attraction astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline.

The Phillies' bullpen has a 4.40 ERA successful nan first half, which is nan seventh worst successful baseball. Jose Alvarado's PED suspension was a immense rustle to nan group, but nan squad should person immoderate coagulated options disposable connected nan waste and acquisition block. FanSided's Andrew Santangelo suggested nan squad waste and acquisition for Reid Detmers of nan Los Angeles Angels.

"After a slow commencement to nan 2025 season, successful an accommodation play to alleviation work, Detmers has been awesome since mid-May," wrote Santangelo. "He went 22 consecutive outings without allowing an earned tally earlier his astir caller 2 outings, aft an awesome June pinch an ERA of 0.00. The 26-year-old has a 4.25 ERA connected nan play but, since May 9, has a 1.29 ERA pinch 37 strikeouts and 13 walks successful 28 innings."

Detmers has been acold amended retired of nan bullpen than arsenic a starter. He was a starter successful his first 4 seasons, but nan Angels person changed his domiciled this year. He was not awesome early successful nan year, but abruptly things are clicking for him.

"His wide Statcast numbers person been amended this play retired of nan bullpen," wrote Santangelo. "His tube complaint is down from a twelvemonth ago; from 10.7 percent, he finds it down to 8.1 percent retired of nan bullpen. Detmers' whiff complaint of 31.7 percent is simply a profession high, arsenic is his strikeout complaint of 28 percent, which is good supra nan MLB mean of 21.9 percent. His xSLG astatine .363 is besides his profession debased from past play astatine .404."

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He is nether nine power done 2028, and Spotrac projects him to earn an eight-year, $101 cardinal woody erstwhile he hits nan unfastened market. The Phillies could usage him arsenic a multi-inning limb to springiness their bullpen a boost.

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