Phillies Trade Rumors: Mets to trade Max Scherzer to Rangers
The Latest Phillies Trade Deadline Rumors
Saturday, July 29 at 8:40 p.m. ET: Division-rival New York Mets trade
Less than 24 hours after he publicly expressed his discontent with the Mets trading away closer David Robertson, Max Scherzer is on the move again.
Jon Heyman of The New York Post and Jeff Passan of ESPN were among those to confirm that Scherzer has indeed waived his no-trade clause and accepted a deal to the Texas Rangers.
This obviously isn’t directly related to the Phillies, but still is relevant because it’s a future Hall of Famer who is leaving not only the division, but the National League altogether.
Meanwhile, the Mets are set to acquire Ronald Acuña Jr.’s younger brother, Luisangel Acuña — a 21-year-old middle infielder who had been the No. 3 prospect in Texas’ farm system.
Ironically, Scherzer will be replacing his former Mets teammate Jacob deGrom, who is out for the season — and possibly 2024 as well — after he had Tommy John surgery in June. — Tim Kelly
Friday, July 28 at 3:38 p.m. ET: Phillies interested in St. Louis Cardinals lefty Jordan Montgomery
Jeff Jones of The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the Phillies have scouted LHP Jordan Montgomery.
Presumably, the pitching prospects at the upper levels of the minors that Jones is referring to are righties Mick Abel and Griff McGarry, ranked as the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects in the system by Phillies Nation. It’s unclear if the Phillies would be willing to trade either Abel or McGarry for a rental, which Montgomery would be since he can become a free agent this upcoming offseason.
Montgomery — who has a 3.37 ERA and 3.59 FIP in 20 starts this season — is slated to start for the Cardinals tonight against Cubs. — Tim Kelly
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Thursday, July 27 at 11:38 p.m. ET: Marlins acquire David Robertson from Mets.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that David Robertson is being traded to the Miami Marlins.
The Mets are reportedly getting two lower level minor league position players from the Marlins. The Phillies traded highly regarded pitching prospect Ben Brown to the Cubs for Robertson at the 2022 deadline. He posted a 2.70 ERA in 11 appearances for the Phillies in the regular season last year and saved Game 1 of the World Series. He has a 2.05 ERA this season for the Mets. — Destiny Lugardo
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Thursday, July 27 at 7:50 p.m. ET: Phillies interested in Adam Duvall.
On the “Baseball Insiders” podcast, MLB insider Robert Murray had an interesting note on the Phillies’ interest in Red Sox outfielder Adam Duvall at the 27-minute mark:
The Red Sox, they are trying to maintain being competitive this year while also having an eye towards next year, which is why I think they end up moving free-agents-to-be. An Adam Duvall type makes a whole lot of sense. Maybe they can upgrade a different part of their roster for this year and next year in a potential trade to do so. I know there’s quite a bit of interest in Duvall, by the way. I think he’s got a good chance of being traded. One team I’ve heard there is the Phillies that likes him a lot, but they are far from alone there.
MLB insider Robert Murray on Phillies interest in Duvall
Duvall, who will turn 35 in September, is slashing .259/.327/.524 with eight home runs and 28 RBIs in 2023 for Boston. He missed two months from April to June with a left wrist fracture. He has a .645 OPS since coming back from injury.
He’s another right-handed hitting outfielder that could be a fit for the Phillies. If the Red Sox are looking for help this year or next year, maybe the Phillies, and this is just a suggestion, could dangle one of their middle relievers in trade talks. — Destiny Lugardo
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