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The Philadelphia Phillies person a cardinal weakness that apt needs fixing astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline.

With Max Kepler, Brandon Marsh, and Nick Castellanos arsenic nan regular starters and Johan Rojas arsenic nan defense-first backup halfway fielder, nan Phillies person been lacking some powerfulness and scope from their outfield group this season.

Across nan authorities of Pennsylvania, nan Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and it looks arsenic though everyone but superstar pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Oneil Cruz are for waste astatine nan correct price.

As luck would person it, nan Pirates person a two-time All-Star outfielder successful Bryan Reynolds who is still successful his prime. And because Pittsburgh mightiness want to get retired of nan past six seasons of his eight-year, $106.75 cardinal extension, they could beryllium consenting to perceive to offers.

On Wednesday, Sterling Bennett of Athlon named Reynolds arsenic an perfect trade deadline target for nan Phillies, though his insinuation that nan Pittsburgh near fielder could return complete halfway section successful Philadelphia mightiness beryllium a tad overaggressive.

"Reynolds is slashing .234/.302/.372 pinch 7 location runs and 34 RBIs. While not awesome numbers, a alteration of scenery from nan league's 26th-ranked offense, according to FanGraphs, could do him wonders," Bennett wrote.

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"Whether it beryllium replacing Kepler successful near aliases taking complete sole possession of halfway section from Brandon Marsh and Johan Rojas, Reynolds whitethorn beryllium conscionable what nan Phillies request to unafraid their first World Series title since 2008."

Reynolds, 30, has a profession .811 OPS and 19.3 bWAR. What he doesn't person is moreover a azygous crippled of postseason experience, and it doesn't look for illustration he'll beryllium getting that anytime soon successful Pittsburgh. 

So if Reynolds wants to beryllium free, nan beforehand agency could surely assistance his petition to prevention immoderate money. That's what nan Pirates do, aft all. And it could beryllium to Philadelphia's benefit.

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