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Philadelphia Phillies: Top 5 bullpen trade targets, per MLB Trade Rumors

By David Esser

May 2, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Richard Rodriguez (48) pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during the ninth inning at PNC Park. St. Louis shutout Pittsburgh 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
May 2, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Richard Rodriguez (48) pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during the ninth inning at PNC Park. St. Louis shutout Pittsburgh 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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Philadelphia Phillies Raisel Iglesias
Jun 4, 2021; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias (32) celebrates at the end of the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Raisel Iglesias, Los Angeles Angels

One of the better closers in baseball for the Reds between 2017 and 2020, Raisel Iglesias was traded to the LA Angels this past offseason as they once again attempted to gear up for a postseason bid. With Mike Trout now on the injured list and the Angels quickly tumbling out of playoff contention, one can only assume that they’ll be looking to depart with some pieces around this year’s deadline instead.

While Iglesias brings with him a very productive track record and some wicked good stuff (he currently tanks towards the top of the league in swinging strike-rate and chase rate), he’s another bullpen piece that just doesn’t really fit what the Phillies need at the moment.

Iglesias is on a fairly large contract at the moment, and is set to be an unrestricted free agent at season’s end. Unless the Philadelphia Phillies magically find themselves in first place in the NL East in late July, looking to contend for a World Series, making an expensive push for Iglesias wouldn’t make much sense.

Hector Neris has also been pretty solid this season – closer might not end up being a position of need for the Phillies for the remainder of the 2021 campaign.

Top 5 Trade Targets “Starting Pitchers” Edition linked below:

light. Related Story. Phillies: Top 5 starting pitching trade targets, per MLB Trade Rumors

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