Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner have been productive at the top of the order. J.T. Realmuto has been solid lately in the middle-to-bottom of the order, but the rest of the offense has lacked consistency - and in some ways has been consistently poor.

The Philadelphia Phillies could be in the market for an outfielder ahead of the trade deadline, and a deal for Cleveland Guardians star Steven Kwan makes sense.

Robertson, who had two previous stints with the Phillies in 2019 and 2022, accepted a 15-day assignment to triple A and hopes to play four games before joining the Phillies by Aug. 5.

Robertson is joining the Phillies for the third time. He was in Philadelphia in 2019 and 2020 but pitched only seven times because of Tommy John surgery. He joined the team at the trade deadline in 2022 and helped the Phillies get over the hump and into the World Series.

Phillies' Rob Thomson Announces Exciting Aaron Nola News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Right-hander Aaron Nola is in his 11th MLB season as a frontline starter for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 32-year-old veteran was selected seventh overall in the 2014 MLB Draft and made his big-league debut a year later, in the 2015 regular season.

The Phillies oriented their rotation out of the break to give their two horses, Cristopher Sanchez and Zack Wheeler, extra rest for the long haul. Wheeler is lined up to pitch against more daunting foes like Boston, the Yankees and Detroit. Sanchez will get the Red Sox and Tigers.

Phillies owner John Middleton admires how Dick Allen, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Sunday, handled the racism he faced in Philadelphia.

Dombrowski and the Phillies went with a familiar face in signing right-hander David Robertson, who will be making his third stint with the team.