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Reports: Nationals trading Juan Soto to the Padres in blockbuster deal

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Phillies have been scouting Syndergaard’s recent starts

The Phillies have shown interest in acquiring Los Angeles Angels starter Noah Syndergaard.. ... Read moreRonald Martinez / MCT

The Phillies have been scouting Los Angeles Angels starter Noah Syndergaard’s recent starts, per sources. Syndergaard, 29, is a free agent at the end of this season and is owed about $7 million for the rest of the season. Syndergaard wouldn’t cost much prospect-wise, which is appealing to the Phillies, an organization that has been trying to build its farm system.

Syndergaard has a 3.83 ERA this season through 15 games started. He has been pitching on six days of rest, while the Phillies have a five-man rotation, so Syndergaard would have to adjust to a different workload if he were traded to the Phillies.

— Alex Coffey

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Juan Soto trade deal appears imminent

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Reports: Twins acquire pitcher Jorge López from Orioles

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Report: Padres appear most likely to land Juan Soto

The San Diego Padres appear to be the frontrunners to land Washington Nationals star Juan Soto, according to the Washington Post’s Barry Svrluga.

“With respect to Juan Soto, I am more confident than ever that he is going to be traded by 6 p.m. Eastern time today,” MLB Network insider Jon Morosi said Tuesday morning on MLB Central. Though Morosi also reminded viewers the Padres were in a similar position last year with the Nationals and ended up losing out on Max Scherzer, who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Morosi said the St. Louis Cardinals and Dodgers could also be in the running for Soto.

According to MLB insider Mark Feinsand, the asking price for Soto is high — “A package of four top prospects in addition to at least one young Major League player.” But even after acquiring star closer Josh Hader from the Milwaukee Brewers, the Padres still have top prospects C.J. Abrams, Robert Hassell III, James Wood and Jackson Merrill to include in a potential deal.

— Rob Tornoe

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Report: Phillies scouted Mariners pitcher Marco Gonzales Monday night

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Will Dombrowski connection lead Phillies to Nathan Eovaldi?

Nathan Eovaldi was strong in a win for the Red Sox Monday night. Surely the Phillies were watching. . ... Read moreDavid J. Phillip / AP

If it was an audition, Nathan Eovaldi mostly nailed it.

On the eve of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline, with the starting pitching market thinning, the Boston Red Sox right-hander pitched into the seventh inning for the first time since May 28 and held the powerful Houston Astros to two unearned runs on four hits and two walks.

Surely the Phillies were watching.

Eovaldi, 32, with a big-game postseason pedigree, is presumably available, as the Red Sox attempt to thread a buy/sell needle. At 52-52, Boston wants to add controllable pieces. Eovaldi’s contract expires after the season and therefore is unlikely to yield the top-prospect return that Cincinnati got for Luis Castillo and Oakland for Frankie Montas.

Another potential convenience to an Eovaldi-to-the-Phillies deal: The decision-makers on both sides have agreed previously on his value.

In 2018, Dave Dombrowski was running the Red Sox’s baseball operations when he acquired Eovaldi from the Tampa Bay Rays, who were led by current Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. The return was lefty Jalen Beeks, ranked by Baseball America at the time as Boston’s 11th-best prospect. A potential 2022 Phillies equivalent may be double-A lefty Erik Miller.

Eovaldi delivered for Dombrowski in 2018. He beat the Yankees in Game 3 of the division series and the Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, then made three relief appearances in the World Series, including a six-inning effort in an 18-inning loss in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium. After the postseason, Dombrowski signed Eovaldi to the four-year, $68 million contract extension that runs through this season.

If there’s a concern for teams interested in Eovaldi, it would be that he missed five weeks with a back/hip injury. His fastball averaged 94.1 mph Monday night, down from his season average of 96.2 mph but consistent with his velocity since his return to the mound last month.

The Phillies have also looked into Los Angeles Angels right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who is likely to be traded before 6 p.m.

But the Phillies have signaled to teams that top pitching prospects Andrew Painter, Mick Abel, and Griff McGarry are off limits, which took them out of the bidding for Castillo and Montas and would prevent them from getting in on Miami’s Pablo López and probably Cincinnati’s Tyler Mahle. It remains unclear whether the San Francisco Giants will make lefty Carlos Rodón available.

— Scott Lauber

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Report: Phillies ‘involved in talks’ for Syndergaard

The Phillies are among the teams involved “in talks” to acquire pitcher Noah Syndergaard from the Los Angeles Angels, according to the MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.

The New York Post’s Jon Heyman also reported Tuesday morning the Phillies are in on Syndergaard:

Here’s what Inquirer Phillies beat reporter Scott Lauber wrote about Syndergaard:

Syndergaard’s fastball averages 94 mph these days, as opposed to the upper-90s in his salad days with the Mets alongside Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, and Matt Harvey. Further, his strikeout rate is 18.9%, down from 26.6% at his peak.

Syndergaard, who turns 30 in a month, still gets a lot of ground balls with a sinker that has been as effective as at any point in his career. The right-hander has a 3.83 ERA and a 3.96 FIP (fielding independent pitching) in 80 innings over 15 starts. One reason for pause: He has pitched in a six-man rotation with the Angels. How will he handle a more standard workload, especially after throwing a total of two innings in the majors in 2020-21?

But the return for Syndergaard figures to be a mid-level prospect, maybe two if the Angels pick up the $7 million left on his contract. Even if Syndergaard can’t start Game 3 of a wild-card series, he should be able to help the Phillies get there.

» READ MORE: Phillies at the trade deadline: Sizing up potential starting pitcher targets

— Rob Tornoe

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Phillies interested in Rays center fielder Brett Phillips

If Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Brett Phillips isn’t traded by 6 p.m. today, he’ll go through waivers.. ... Read moreIvy Ceballo

The Phillies checked in on center fielder Brett Phillips after he was designated for assignment by the Rays on Monday, per sources. Adding a defensive centerfielder is one of the Phillies needs ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline, and Phillips, who has 13 defensive runs saved (DRS) over 1275 innings played in center field, would fill that quota for them.

Beyond having plus defense, Phillips, 28, is fast and is an elite defender at all three outfield positions — which would give the Phillies some flexibility — and has a plus plus arm. He also ranks second in baseball in outfield jumps, and first in baseball in outs above average (OAA) for outfielders, with 10, per baseballsavant.com. For context, Odúbel Herrera has +3 OAA, Matt Vierling has +1, Kyle Schwarber has -5, and Nick Castellanos has -8.

Phillips, a six-year veteran, would bring a good clubhouse presence too. The one thing that’s lacking is hit bat. He has some power, but is in the midst of his worst offensive season (he’s hitting .147/.255/.250 with a .475 OPS). He is a career .190/.276/.350 hitter.

If Phillips isn’t traded by 6 p.m., he’ll go through waivers.

— Alex Coffey

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Prospect Logan O’Hoppe talks trade deadline rumors, future with Phillies

Logan O'Hoppe is a top prospect, but his path to the majors appears to be blocked by the highest-paid catcher in baseball, J.T. Realmuto.. ... Read moreFrank Franklin II / AP

Reading Fightin Phils catcher Logan O’Hoppe says he isn’t paying attention to rumors as the trade deadline approaches. Instead the 22-year-old spent his Monday night signing autographs at Carl’s Cards & Collectibles in Havertown.

“My focus has been don’t screw up the signatures,” O’Hoppe said with a laugh. “I’m happy that I had something to distract me a little, but I’ve just been trying to keep my phone off. I’m trying to focus on our game tomorrow. It’s a little tougher not having a game today. Not much to focus on and have anything distract yourself, but that’s kind of where my head’s at.”

O’Hoppe, a top prospect, was selected by the Phillies in the 23rd round of the 2018 draft out of West Islip, N.Y. His path to the majors with the Phillies appears to be blocked by the highest-paid catcher in baseball, J.T. Realmuto.

O’Hoppe said he has stayed off Twitter and hasn’t heard from the organization. He says Philly is the place he wants to be.

“It’s a team that believed in me when I was 18 in the 23rd round,” O’Hoppe said. “It definitely has a special place in my heart.”

» READ MORE: Prospect Logan O’Hoppe talks trade deadline rumors, future with Phillies

— Isabella DiAmore

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MLB trade deadline: Date and time

The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday, a few days later than normal.

Traditionally, the trade deadline falls on July 31, but thanks to this year’s new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the MLB Players Association, commissioner Rob Manfred is now able to set the deadline on any day between July 28 and Aug. 3.

Regardless, after the trade deadline expires, players can no longer be traded from club to club. But players can still be placed and claimed on outright waivers.

The MLB Network will begin live coverage at 9 a.m. with MLB Central, and will stay live across all its studio shows throughout the day. A special four-hour MLB Tonight will air live beginning at 3 p.m. Insiders Jon Morosi, Jon Heyman, Joel Sherman, Peter Gammons, Jayson Stark, Mark Feinsand, and Tom Verducci will contribute throughout MLB Network’s coverage.

ESPN will air Baseball Tonight: Trade Deadline Special starting at 4 p.m., featuring Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian, Buster Onley, Kiley McDaniel, and Jeff Passan.

— Rob Tornoe

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